LEXICON
No.102 February 13, 2012

In vitro diagnostic (IVD); extracorporeal diagnostic (agent)
体外診断薬(体外診断用医薬品)
In vivo diagnostic (agent)
体内診断薬
Laboratory study; clinical test; clinical assay
臨床検査
Laboratory (lab) test
検体検査
Physiological function test
生理機能検査

The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (PAL; 薬事法) defines in vitro (extracorporeal) diagnostic agents (commonly 体外診断薬 and 体外診断用医薬品 in the PAL) as “drugs which are intended to be solely used to diagnose diseases and which are not directly applied to or introduced...

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