clinical
Americanadjective
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pertaining to a clinic.
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concerned with or based on actual observation and treatment of disease in patients rather than experimentation or theory.
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extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic; unemotionally critical.
She regarded him with clinical detachment.
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pertaining to or used in a sickroom.
a clinical bandage.
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Ecclesiastical.
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(of a sacrament) administered on a deathbed or sickbed.
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(of a convert or conversion) made on a deathbed or sickbed.
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adjective
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of or relating to a clinic
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of or relating to the bedside of a patient, the course of his disease, or the observation and treatment of patients directly
a clinical lecture
clinical medicine
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scientifically detached; strictly objective
a clinical attitude to life
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plain, simple, and usually unattractive
clinical furniture
Other Word Forms
- clinically adverb
- clinicalness noun
- nonclinical adjective
- nonclinically adverb
- overclinical adjective
- overclinically adverb
- semiclinical adjective
- semiclinically adverb
- unclinical adjective
Etymology
Origin of clinical
Example Sentences
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Given the devastating combination of big scoring and clinical finishing that Price has shown in recent weeks, it is little surprise that no-one but Littler has beaten him in the Premier League since week four.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Quinn told the Journal that “utilization and reimbursement levels can vary significantly based on patient acuity, service intensity and clinical needs nationwide by that measure,” and that his company followed Medicaid guidelines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The announcement Wednesday was more than a conclusion to months of clinical trials and regulatory strife.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
In late-stage clinical trials, Foundayo, which is also called orforglipron, helped people lose between 7.8% and 12.4% of their body weight after 72 weeks, depending on the dose.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
In fact, the New York Times carried a story about how some of the social agencies have asked representatives of the Muslim program for clinical suggestions.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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