policlinic [pol-ee-klin -ik]
Word Origin
a department of a hospital at which outpatients are treated. Show More
Origin of policlinic 1820–30; <
German Poliklinik, equivalent to
Greek póli(s ) city +
German Klinik clinic Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Word Origin and History for policlinic n. 1827, originally, "clinic held in a private house" (instead of a hospital), from German Poliklinik , from Greek polis "city" (see polis ) + Klinik , from French clinique (see clinic ).
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policlinic [pŏl′ē-klĭn′ ĭk]
The department of a hospital or health care facility that treats outpatients. Show More
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