single-blind

adjective

Meaning

Describing an experiment (usually medical) in which some information which might influence the trial is withheld from particular participants until the experiment is complete. Most commonly, information about treatment groups is withheld from subjects, but not the administrators.

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Related words

double-blind(English)triple-blind(English)blind(English)blinded(English)visionless(English)blindfold(English)blindfolded(English)tight-lipped(English)

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