clinical

clin·i·cal

adj \ˈkli-ni-kəl\

Definition of CLINICAL

1

: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: as a : involving direct observation of the patient b : based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms

2

: analytical or coolly dispassionate

— clin·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of CLINICAL

1. Both experimental and clinical evidence show that the treatment is effective.
2. She enjoys her clinical practice but is looking forward to working in a laboratory.
3. Three hundred patients were involved in the clinical study.

First Known Use of CLINICAL

circa 1728

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with CLINICAL

binnacle, cynical, finical, pinnacle