Definitions for clinical
ˈklɪn ɪ kəlclin·i·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clinicaladjective

   relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients

   "clinical observation"; "clinical case study"

2. clinicaladjective

   scientifically detached; unemotional

   "he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clinicaladjective

   of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility.

2. clinicaladjective

   dealing with how to practically manage patients, contrasting with pre-health sciences

3. clinicaladjective

   done in a cool, emotionless fashion.

4. Etymology: clinic + -al.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clinical, Clinickadjective

   Those that keep their beds; those that are sick, past hopes of recovery. A clinical convert, one that is converted on his death-bed. This word occurs often in the works of Taylor.

   Etymology: ϰλίνω, to lie down.

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1. clinical

   Clinical refers to the observation and treatment of actual patients, as opposed to theoretical or laboratory studies. It typically involves direct observation, examination, diagnosis, and treatment of patients within a healthcare setting such as a hospital or clinic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clinicalverb

   alt. of Clinic

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'clinical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3204

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'clinical' in Adjectives Frequency: #446

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of clinical in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of clinical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of clinical in a Sentence

1. Betty Naomi Friedan:

   American housewives have not had their brains shot away, nor are they schizophrenic in the clinical sense. But if ... the fundamental human drive is not the urge for pleasure or the satisfaction of biological needs, but the need to grow and to realize one's full potential, their comfortable, empty, purposeless days are indeed cause for a nameless terror.

2. Ana María Gazmuri:

   We nearly have 7,000 plants we're growing of different kinds and they're going to be used as the raw material to elaborate medications for three important clinical studies. One will be conducted by the National Cancer Institute for cancer patients; the second one is for patients suffering from drug-resistant epilepsy and will be conducted by the San Borja Arriarán Hospital. The third clinical study is for patients suffering from non-cancer related, chronic pain and conducted by the Las Higueras Hospital in Talcahuano.

3. Johnny Isakson:

   The findings in this latest report identify an unacceptable disconnect between the Clinical Advisory Board and The Veterans Crisis Line in obtaining the clinical input necessary to make policy decisions. The Veterans Crisis Line should be collaborating with clinical services every step of the way.

4. Dawn Laguens:

   What Cecile Richards said yesterday was what she apologized for was that those were clinical comments in a non-clinical, non-confidential setting and we talked to those doctors about that.

5. Andrew Schneider:

   If you're going to be a healer, it's not enough to read books and learn allegorical stories. you need to get your feet wet, get some clinical experience under your belt.

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