Glossary

myocardial infarction (MI) is the medical term for a heart attack.

icterus – medical term for jaundice (yellowing skin)

open label – this means that a patient in a trial knows which treatment they are taking.

even distribution – where most results are in the middle and a roughly similar number of results fall either side. Also called bell-shaped or ‘normal’ distribution.

albumin – a protein made by the liver. It carries drugs, hormones and waste products through the blood and maintains fluid levels within the body. An abnormally low level of albumin is a sign of serious liver damage.