policlinic

[ pol-ee-klin-ik ]

/ ˌpɒl iˈklɪn ɪk /

noun

a department of a hospital at which outpatients are treated.

Nearby words

policeman, policeman's helmet, policeperson, policewoman, policier, policlinic, policy, policy loan, policy science, policyholder, policymaker

Origin of policlinic

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

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Medicine definitions for policlinic

policlinic

[ pŏl′ē-klĭn′ĭk ]

n.

The department of a hospital or health care facility that treats outpatients.

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