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control animal

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002035

An animal in a study that does not receive the treatment being tested. Comparing the health of control animals with the health of treated animals allows researchers to evaluate the effects of a treatment more accurately.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002035
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002035",
  "term": "control animal",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An animal in a study that does not receive the treatment being tested. Comparing the health of control animals with the health of treated animals allows researchers to evaluate the effects of a treatment more accurately.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/control-animal/"
}

Record 5,252 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.