clinical
adjective
clin·i·cal
ˈkli-ni-kəl 
1
: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: such as
a
: involving direct observation of the patient
clinical diagnosis
b
: based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms
clinical treatment
clinical tuberculosis
2
: analytical or coolly dispassionate
describing the situation with clinical detachment
3
US, informal
: done or performed with excellence and precision : exemplary
In the meantime Bryant … continued his clinical shooting, which has allowed him to more than double his scoring average …—
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Alexander WolffExamples of clinical in a Sentence
Both experimental and clinical evidence show that the treatment is effective.
She enjoys her clinical practice but is looking forward to working in a laboratory.
Three hundred patients were involved in the clinical study.
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No medication, clinical testing, treatment or lifestyles changes are needed in the study.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 June 2024
In clinical practice, side effects can also be managed with a dose reduction or by pausing the drug.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 7 June 2024
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Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 June 2024
In clinical practice, side effects can also be managed with a dose reduction or by pausing the drug.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 7 June 2024
Advertisement At the time, rates of hepatitis B were higher among gay men, so the Castro became a hub for volunteers and clinical tests.
—Lz Granderson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
With fresh evidence of positive clinical outcomes, new funding, and a handful of positive payer coverage decisions from Cigna, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Blue Shield of North Dakota, the company’s sales reps have spent the last year knocking on OBGYN doors.
—Mario Aguilar, STAT, 6 June 2024
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clinical
adjective
clin·i·cal
ˈklin-i-kəl
1
: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic
clinical examination
2
: involving or based on direct observation of the patient
clinical studies
Medical Definition
clinical
adjective
clin·i·cal
ˈklin-i-kəl
: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: as
a
: involving or concerned with the direct observation and treatment of living patients
engaged in full-time clinical practice
clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology
b
: of, relating to, based on, or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms of disease
the clinical picture on admission was that of mild depression in an extremely rigid personality—Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitationthree of these six foods were actually the cause of symptoms, and upon their elimination, clinical cure was effected—Journal of Pediatrics
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