clinical
adjective
clin·i·cal
ˈkli-ni-kəl 
1
: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: such as
a
: involving direct observation of the patient
clinical diagnosis
b
: based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms
clinical treatment
clinical tuberculosis
2
: analytical or coolly dispassionate
describing the situation with clinical detachment
3
US, informal
: done or performed with excellence and precision : exemplary
In the meantime Bryant … continued his clinical shooting, which has allowed him to more than double his scoring average …—
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Both experimental and clinical evidence show that the treatment is effective.
She enjoys her clinical practice but is looking forward to working in a laboratory.
Three hundred patients were involved in the clinical study.
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Many people can wash their hair once a day without issue, says Dr. Carolyn Goh, a clinical associate professor of dermatology at UCLA Health and founder of the UCLA Hair and Scalp Disorder Clinic.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 17 July 2024
In Synchron’s case, the company has implanted its BCI in six patients in the U.S. and four patients in Australia as part of clinical studies.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 July 2024
After 2018, Florida’s health agency began accepting letters from medical providers documenting clinical treatment for gender transition.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 16 July 2024
The health claims linked to most varieties, such as citronella, bergamot, rose and sandalwood, are lacking in convincing data from clinical studies.
—Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 17 July 2024
In Synchron’s case, the company has implanted its BCI in six patients in the U.S. and four patients in Australia as part of clinical studies.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 July 2024
After 2018, Florida’s health agency began accepting letters from medical providers documenting clinical treatment for gender transition.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 16 July 2024
The health claims linked to most varieties, such as citronella, bergamot, rose and sandalwood, are lacking in convincing data from clinical studies.
—Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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clinical
adjective
clin·i·cal
ˈklin-i-kəl
1
: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic
clinical examination
2
: involving or based on direct observation of the patient
clinical studies
Medical Definition
clinical
adjective
clin·i·cal
ˈklin-i-kəl
: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: as
a
: involving or concerned with the direct observation and treatment of living patients
engaged in full-time clinical practice
clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology
b
: of, relating to, based on, or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms of disease
the clinical picture on admission was that of mild depression in an extremely rigid personality—Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitationthree of these six foods were actually the cause of symptoms, and upon their elimination, clinical cure was effected—Journal of Pediatrics
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