policlinic
[ pol-ee-klin-ik ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈklɪn ɪk /
noun
a department of a hospital at which outpatients are treated.
Nearby words
- policeman's helmet,
- policeperson,
- policewoman,
- polichinelle,
- policier,
- policy,
- policy loan,
- policy science,
- policyholder,
- policymaker
Origin of policlinic
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policlinic
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
policlinic
[ pŏl′ē-klĭn′ĭk ]
n.
The department of a hospital or health care facility that treats outpatients.
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