polyclinic

[ pol-ee-klin-ik ]

noun
  1. a clinic or a hospital dealing with various diseases.

Origin of polyclinic

1
1885–90; alteration of policlinic by association with poly-

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How to use polyclinic in a sentence

  • Polyclinics may be attached to a hospital or may be independent units serving a designated geographic area.

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British Dictionary definitions for polyclinic

polyclinic

/ (ˌpɒlɪˈklɪnɪk) /


noun
  1. a hospital or clinic able to treat a wide variety of diseases: general hospital

  2. (in England) a proposed large health care centre able to provide a wider range of service than a standard general practitioner's office

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