Meaning of RANDOMIZED

Pronunciation:			r'andum`Izd
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adj]  set up or distributed in a deliberately random way
	Synonyms:		irregular, randomised
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Describes an experiment or clinical trial in which animal or human subjects are assigned by chance to separate groups that compare different treatments.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A clinical trial in which the method for analyzing data has been specified in the protocol before the study has begun (prospective), the patients have been randomly assigned to receive either the study drug or alternative treatment, and in which neither the patient nor the physician(s) conducting the study know which treatment is being given to the patient. A clinical trial in which patients have been randomly assigned to receive either the study drug or alternative treatment, in which neither the patient nor the physician(s) conducting the study know which treatment is being given the patient, and in which the alternative to the study drug is a placebo; the study is conducted at several centers.