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Clinical
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Clinical has 2 senses
- clinical(a = adj.pert) Array - relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients; "clinical observation"; "clinical case study" Derived forms noun clinic3, noun clinic2, noun clinic1
- clinical(s = adj.all) Array - scientifically detached; unemotional; "he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony"
CIDE DICTIONARY
Clinical, a. [Gr. kliniko`s, fr. kli`nh bed, fr. kli`nein to lean, recline: cf. F. clinique. See Lean, v. i. ].
- Of or pertaining to a bed, especially, a sick bed. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to a clinic, or to the study of disease in the living subject. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Clinical, adj.
1 Med. a of or for the treatment of patients. b taught or learnt at the hospital bedside.
2 dispassionate, coldly detached.
1 Med. a of or for the treatment of patients. b taught or learnt at the hospital bedside.
2 dispassionate, coldly detached.
Idiom
clinical death death judged by observation of a person's condition. clinical medicine medicine dealing with the observation and treatment of patients. clinical thermometer a thermometer with a small range, for taking a person's temperature.
Derivative
clinically adv.
Etymology
L clinicus f. Gk klinikos f. kline bed
THESAURUS
Clinical
allopathic, chiropodic, chiropractic, dental, exodontic, homeopathic, hydropathic, iatric, medical, naturopathic, neurological, obstetric, orthodontic, orthopedic, osteopathic, pediatric, periodontic, prosthodontic, surgical
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