Clinical research has a highly specialized vocabulary with a vast number of acronyms and abbreviations that help facilitate scientific communication. However, understanding and remembering a multitude of clinical trial terms, acronyms, and abbreviations, is a daunting task, particularly for newcomers. This is further complicated by the differences in the definitions of the same terms and institutional specific terminology, abbreviations, and acronyms.

To make research communication easier, the CRSO has created a comprehensive clinical research glossary that provides both plain language and regulatory definitions.

Expand your clinical research word power with the SOM Clinical Research Glossary.