clinic

noun clin·ic \ ˈkli-nik \

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

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

That’s how some 30 employees from hospitals and clinics around Delaware found themselves at a Westin hotel in Wilmington for a training hosted by Upstream in February.

— kayla webley adler, Marie Claire, "The IUD Vs. The World," 28 June 2018
Amazon has also pushed to expand its medical supplies business, seeking to become a major supplier for hospitals and outpatient clinics.

— New York Times, "Amazon to Buy Online Pharmacy PillPack, Jumping Into the Drug Business," 28 June 2018
The measure would have benefited consumers, its proponents said, particularly in Northern California — where consolidation among the region’s hospitals and clinics has resulted in higher health care costs compared to other parts of state.

— catherine ho, SFChronicle.com, "California bill aimed at lowering health care costs gets shelved," 26 June 2018
More than 270 hospitals and clinics in Yemen have been destroyed or damaged in airstrikes and clashes, according to the World Health Organization.

— sudarsan raghavan, Washington Post, "A Yemeni toddler fought for his life in a hospital while adults battled each other," 25 June 2018
Through its Capsule and 2net platforms, Qualcomm Life gets data from connected medical devices -- both inside and outside of hospitals and medical clinics -- to doctors and electronic medical records systems.

— mike freeman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Amid cost cuts, Qualcomm eyes partial sale of health tech subsidiary Qualcomm Life," 21 June 2018
The study found that millennials are more likely to choose a hospital or clinic before a physician.

— fiza pirani, ajc, "What matters most to millennials: Cell phones, stress-free lives and orthopedics," 22 May 2018
An army of sales reps and lobbyists has convinced federal, state, and local officials across the country to buy Vivitrol to treat addicts nearly everywhere, from public health clinics to prisons.

— bill myers, Chicago Reader, "Officials hope much-hyped drug can slow state's opioid crisis, but is it worth the costs?," 16 May 2018
But outside the department's headquarters, many doctors, lawmakers and veterans advocates expressed concern about morale and productivity throughout the sprawling agency, which includes some 1,200 hospitals and clinics.

— Anchorage Daily News, "VA medical system staggers as chaos engulfs its leadership," 5 May 2018

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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

NEW! Time Traveler

First Known Use: 1827

in the meaning defined at sense 1

See Words from the same year

-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