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translational research

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Definition of TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

:  medical research that is concerned with facilitating the practical application of scientific discoveries to the development and implementation of new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease —called also translational medicine
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First Known Use of TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

1986

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