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Blind Study Clinical research A trial in which participants—the subject or the investigator (or both)—are unaware as to whether they are in the experimental or control arm of the study
blind not having the sense of sight. See also blindness. double blind trial an experiment in which the identity of the animals in the treatment and control groups is unknown to the experimenter and in addition the assessment of the results is done without the animals' identities being known to the experimenter. Called also blind study. blind experiment the identities of the animals that are in the treatment and the control groups are unknown to the experimenter until the end of the trial. blind snakes see typhlopid. blind spot the area marking the site of entrance of the optic nerve on the retina; it is not sensitive to light. blind staggers see dummy. blind study see double blind trial (above). blind teat see blind teat. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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