clinical
cli·ni·cal
adjective
1.
relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients
- “clinical observation”
- “clinical case study”
2.
scientifically detached; unemotional
- “he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony”
Origin
From clinic + -al.
Phrases
- clinical biochemistry
- clinical chemistry
- clinical death
- clinical depression
- clinical diagnosis
- clinical equipoise
- clinical exam
- clinical examination
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