"multicenter" meaning in English

See multicenter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: multicentre [alternative], multi-center [alternative], multi-centre [alternative]
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  1. Of or pertaining to multiple centers. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. Of or pertaining to multiple centers.
    (medicine) Describing a trial (of a drug or procedure) that is held at more than one clinic or research center.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: multicentric

Alternative forms

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