polyclinic

[pol-ee-klin-ik]

noun

1. a clinic or a hospital dealing with various diseases.

polyclinic

/ ˌpɒlɪˈklɪnɪk /

noun

1. a hospital or clinic able to treat a wide variety of diseases: general hospital

2. (in England) a proposed large health care centre able to provide a wider range of service than a standard general practitioner's office

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyclinic¹

1885–90; alteration of policlinic by association with poly-

Example Sentences

Investigators then looked at other serious adverse events dating back to 2008, involving patients aged four to 89, at the two big healthcare centres he had worked at in Besançon - the Franche-Comté Polyclinic and the Saint-Vincent Clinic.

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In 2009, three patients with no history of heart disease had to be resuscitated at the Franche-Comté Polyclinic during minor operations.

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But Marco Leitzke, who is a guest scientist at the Clinic and Polyclinic at the University of Leipzig in Germany and the researcher behind the initial nicotine and long-COVID study that I read, is optimistic about its potential.

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"This morning, after his audiences, Pope Francis will be admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic for necessary diagnostic tests and to continue hospital treatment for his ongoing bronchitis," the statement said.

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The larger UnitedHealth Group, which runs an insurance branch, bought The Polyclinic and The Everett Clinic in 2018.

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