clinic

noun

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clin·ic | \ ˈkli-nik

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 form

Definition of -clinic (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : inclining : dipping

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

Examples of clinic in a Sentence

Noun 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 on the Web: Noun Until now, monoclonal antibody drugs, which are typically infused into the bloodstream at a hospital or clinic, have been the only authorized treatments for Covid patients who are not hospitalized but at higher risk of developing severe disease. — New York Times, 22 Dec. 2021 The fractured nature of U.S. health care means that when someone is swabbed for SARS-CoV-2 in a hospital or clinic, the majority of those samples go to one of the large private testing providers like LabCorp and Quest. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 Dec. 2021 But the pills would be easier to administer because remdesivir must be given as an I.V. in a hospital or clinic. — CBS News, 17 Nov. 2021 In Boston—and around the nation—colonoscopy suites stood empty as patients refused to come in, terrified of setting foot in any hospital or clinic. — Usha Lee Mcfarling, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021 Quigley says the structure — no network, upfront price information — frees people to go to any doctor, hospital or clinic. — oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2021 If the bill passed, the state could cease public funding to any hospital, clinic or other facilities that provide gender transition services to a minor. — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2021 The games, which can be played at home or in a hospital or clinic, involve tasks that stimulate parts of the brain. — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2021 Current treatments for the virus, which include antibody drugs and the antiviral Remsdesivir, need to be given via an IV infusion in a hospital or clinic, and supplies have been strained by the latest wave of the Delta variant. — Emily Mullin, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2021

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History and Etymology for clinic

Noun

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

Adjective combining form

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek klinein