Research Activity
research activity
re·search ac·tiv·i·ty
Definitions related to research activities:
  • (research study) A scientific study of nature that sometimes includes processes involved in health and disease. For example, clinical trials are research studies that involve people. These studies may be related to new ways to screen, prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. They may also study certain outcomes and certain groups of people by looking at data collected in the past or future.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (research activity) Systematic investigation into a subject in order to discover facts, establish or revise a theory, or develop a plan of action based on the facts discovered.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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