clinic

noun clin·ic \ ˈkli-nik \

Definition of clinic

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

3 a :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

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Examples of clinic in a Sentence

The clinic is offering free screening for diabetes.
He checked into a drug rehab clinic.
The hospital is holding a pain clinic on Tuesday night for anyone interested in learning how to deal with chronic pain.
A local club is giving a fishing clinic on Saturday.

Recent Examples of clinic from the Web

Nothing worked, and Rossi quit attending the Padua clinic.

— meredith wadman, Science | AAAS, "Brain-altering magnetic pulses could zap cocaine addiction," 29 Aug. 2017
The full-service clinic includes small animal medical and diagnostic services, dental and surgical services, an in-house pharmacy, full-service boarding, and grooming.

— birmingham magazine, AL.com, "See the winners of 2017 Best of Birmingham," 28 Aug. 2017
While these clinics have proliferated in recent years, federal oversight has been lax, the study said.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Smallpox vaccine used in risky cancer therapy seized from San Diego stem cell company," 28 Aug. 2017
The county jail in Rockport, whose inmates had been evacuated, became a makeshift clinic after the emergency medical post's doors and roof were damaged.

— frank bajak, chicagotribune.com, "Coastal town of Rockport in shambles after Harvey makes landfall," 27 Aug. 2017
Myles Turner hosts second annual youth basketball camp The Bedford native and Indiana Pacer forward Myles Turner returned home to host his Back 2 School basketball clinic at Euless Trinity High School.

— brian gosset, star-telegram, "Myles Turner’s calling card: stay humble, hungry," 24 Aug. 2017
Claire (Catherine Frot) is a 49-year-old single mother and the film’s title character, having delivered babies for the better part of three decades out of a small clinic that is now on the verge of closing.

— michael o’sullivan, kansascity, "‘The Midwife’ is an acting showcase for two Catherines: Deneuve and Frot," 17 Aug. 2017
But a photograph taken minutes later shows him slumped in a chair in the clinic, arms outstretched, eyes glazed.

— jean h. lee, Esquire, "Inside Kim Jong-un's Bloody Scramble to Kill Off His Family," 11 Aug. 2017
The money can go to hospitals, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics and medical-school physician practices, according to details of the LIP money posted online Thursday by the federal agency.

— jim saunders, miamiherald, "U.S. approves Medicaid extension, $1.5 billion low-income pool for Florida healthcare," 3 Aug. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of clinic

French clinique, from Greek klinikē medical practice at the sickbed, from feminine of klinikos of a bed, from klinē bed, from klinein to lean, recline — more at lean

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First Known Use: 1827

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-clinic

adjective combining form

Definition of -clinic

1 :inclining :dipping

2 :having (so many) oblique intersections of the axes

triclinic

Origin and Etymology of -clinic

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek klinein

CLINIC Defined for English Language Learners

clinic

noun

Definition of clinic for English Language Learners

: a place where people get medical help
: an event at which a doctor is available to talk to people about a particular health matter
: a meeting during which a group of people learn about a particular thing or work on a particular problem