polyclinic
Americannoun
noun
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a hospital or clinic able to treat a wide variety of diseases: general hospital
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(in England) a proposed large health care centre able to provide a wider range of service than a standard general practitioner's office
Etymology
Origin of polyclinic
1885–90; alteration of policlinic by association with poly-
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
"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.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025
The Polyclinic doesn’t offer mental health support, Hatfield said, while Mary Bridge doesn’t provide any gender-affirming surgeries.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023
Gifty Gyan, who was diagnosed with tuberculosis in June, was weighed at the Kaneshie Polyclinic in Accra, Ghana.Credit...
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2023
Obviously anything that reminds one of the ghastly horrors at the Royal College of Surgeons or the Polyclinic Institute is quite unforgivable.
From Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" by Spence, Edward Fordham
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