policlinic

[pol-ee-klin-ik]

noun

1. a department of a hospital at which outpatients are treated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of policlinic¹

1820–30; < German Poliklinik, equivalent to Greek póli ( s ) city + German Klinik clinic

Example Sentences

A foundation created by celebrity chefs has also created a GoFundMe account to raise money for the Policlinic of Milan.

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“And the policlinic director runs in and says, ‘I need 40 people in the field, the bus is outside, hurry, hurry!'”

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Dr Claudio Modini, head of the emergency room at the Policlinic Umberto I hospital in Rome, said Gandolfini, 51, suffered a cardiac arrest.

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Dr. Claudio Modini, head of the emergency room at the Policlinic Umberto I hospital in Rome, said Gandolfini suffered a cardiac arrest.

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