Definition of clinic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a class of medical instruction in which patients are examined and discussed
2 : a group meeting devoted to the analysis and solution of concrete problems or to the acquiring of specific skills or knowledge
writing clinics golf clinics
3a : a facility (as of a hospital) for diagnosis and treatment of outpatients
b : a group practice in which several physicians work cooperatively
4 : a facility that offers professional services or consultation usually at discounted rates
a legal clinic
5 : an exemplary display or performance
put on a clinic in the tournament
-clinic
adjective combining formDefinition of -clinic (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : inclining : dipping
2 : having (so many) oblique intersections of the axes
triclinic
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The first known use of clinic was in 1827
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