Clinical

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clinical \Clin"ic*al\ (kl[i^]n"[i^]k*al), Clinic \Clin"ic\
     (kl[i^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. kliniko`s, fr. kli`nh bed, fr.
     kli`nein to lean, recline: cf. F. clinique. See {Lean}, v.
     i.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a bed, especially, a sick bed.
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     2. Of or pertaining to a clinic, or to the study of disease
        in the living subject.
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     {Clinical baptism}, baptism administered to a person on a
        sick bed.
  
     {Clinical instruction}, instruction by means of clinics.
  
     {Clinical lecture} (Med.), a discourse upon medical topics
        illustrated by the exhibition and examination of living
        patients.
  
     {Clinical medicine}, {Clinical surgery}, that part of
        medicine or surgery which is occupied with the
        investigation of disease in the living subject.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clinical
       adj 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"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "clinical":
     allopathic, chiropodic, chiropractic, dental, exodontic,
     homeopathic, hydropathic, iatric, medical, naturopathic,
     neurological, obstetric, orthodontic, orthopedic, osteopathic,
     pediatric, periodontic, prosthodontic, surgical