See Also: multicenter studies(medicine)
multicenter study(medicine)
women's studies(dictionary)
preclinical studies(medicine)
prospective studies(medicine)
retrospective studies(medicine)
sampling studies(medicine)
twin studies(medicine)
Phase 2a studies(health)
Phase 3 studies(health)

mitten (iou) and multicenter studies (medicine)


mitten (iou)



mitten noun. ME.

A covering for the hand with one section for all four fingers and another for the thumb, worn for warmth or protection. Also (now dial.), a thick winter glove. ME.
slang.
a. Handcuffs. In pl. L16.
b. A hand. Usu. in pl. E19.
c. A boxing glove. Usu. in pl. M19.
= MITT 1. M18.
Phrases: get the mitten slang (a) (of a lover, partner, etc.) be jilted or rejected; (b) be dismissed from office, get the sack. give (a person) the mitten, hand (a person) the mitten slang end a relationship with (a person); jilt, reject.
Comb.: mitten crab a Chinese crab, Eriocheir sinensis, with long silky hairs on the pincers of the male, introduced into western European estuaries.
mittened adjective provided with or wearing mittens E19.

multicenter studies (medicine)


multicenter studies


Controlled studies which are planned and carried out by several cooperating institutions to assess certain variables and outcomes in specific patient populations, for example, a multicenter study of congenital anomalies in children.