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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
3a : a facility (as of a hospital) for diagnosis and treatment of outpatientsb : 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
From the M-W Editors
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
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Throughout the day, kids can participate in baseball and softball clinics, skills games, a kids home run derby, a kids press conference with a MLB Legend and much more.
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In reality, anti-choice legislators use them as a pretext to impose costs and red tape on abortion clinics, forcing them to close.
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Planned Parenthood reopened a clinic in Waco in May, according to the Associated Press.
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Such agreements have been targets of enforcement action against EMW and Planned Parenthood as the Bevin administration sough to block the clinics from offering abortions.
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No one was injured in the blaze and everyone, including animals at a veterinary clinic in the shopping center, was safely evacuated.
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Kaiser Permanente, on the other hand, is now underwriting every infusion that its expanding network of clinics doles out through the company’s in-house health insurance program.
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Its programs, focused on the socially disadvantaged, include the Lifesync Academy life-skills program, financial-literacy clinics, athletic camps and cheer, football and soccer teams.
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Dwindling access to abortion HBO's Vice News Tonight did a solid job last night on how only a single abortion clinic remains in the states of Missouri, Kentucky, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, West Virginia and Mississippi.
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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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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
playDefinition of clinic for English Language Learners
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: a place where people get medical help
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: an event at which a doctor is available to talk to people about a particular health matter
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: a meeting during which a group of people learn about a particular thing or work on a particular problem
CLINIC Defined for Kids
clinic
playDefinition of clinic for Students
1 : a place where people can receive medical treatment usually for minor ailments
2 : a group meeting for teaching a certain skill and working on individual problems a reading clinic
Medical Dictionary
clinic
playMedical Definition of clinic
1a: a session or class of medical instruction in a hospital held at the bedside of patients serving as case studiesb: a group of selected patients presented with discussion before doctors (as at a convention) for purposes of instruction
2a: an institution connected with a hospital or medical school where diagnosis and treatment are made available to outpatientsb: a form of group practice in which several physicians (as specialists) work in cooperative association
Learn More about clinic
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See words that rhyme with clinic Spanish Central: Translation of clinic Nglish: Translation of clinic for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of clinic for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about clinic
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