English Explanatory Dictionary

clinical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation).
  2. Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic.
  3. Cool and emotionless, in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous or unprofessional way.
  4. Objective; analytical.
  5. Excellent and precise.
  6. Of or relating to a bed, especially a deathbed.
noun
  1. A medical student's session spent in a real-world nursing environment.

Pronunciation

klĭn'ĭkəl /ˈklɪnɪkəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clinical.wav klē'nĭkəl /kli.nɪk.əl/

Word forms

clinical more clinical most clinical clinicals

Etymology

From clinic + -al.

Synonyms

unemotional alexithymic apathistical clinical dull phlegmatic cold-blooded cold-hearted dead inside dispassionate emotionless immovable impassible impassive insensible nonemotional nonfeeling nonpassionate nonsentimental stolid unfeeling unmovable unpassionate unsentimental detached disinterested accurate exact

Antonyms

nonclinical

Derived words

aclinical bioclinical clinical biochemistry clinical chemistry clinical death clinical depression clinical diagnosis clinical equipoise clinical exam clinical examination clinical hypothermia clinicality clinicalize clinical linguistics clinically clinical medicine clinical pathology clinical pharmacy clinical psychology clinical research clinical situation clinical stamp clinical study clinical trial clinicide electroclinical haematoclinical histoclinical immunoclinical infraclinical multiclinical nonclinical paraclinical pathoclinical polyclinical preclinical pseudoclinical psychoclinical subclinical sub-clinical supraclinical unclinical
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