wash-out period

the time frame allotted for an administered drug to be eliminated from the body or for a previously administered intervention to become ineffective. Wash-out periods are particularly important in medical and other clinical research because the carryover effect between treatments might otherwise confound the estimates of treatment effects.

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Psychology term of the day

January 11th 2025

neural chain

a simple type of neural circuit in which neurons are attached end to end.