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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- enPR: klĭn'ĭkəl, IPA(key): /ˈklɪnɪkəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
clinical (comparative more clinical, superlative most clinical)
- (medicine) 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).
- Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic.
- Medicine is now more often practiced in a clinical setting than in the home.
- Cool and emotionless, in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous or unprofessional way.
- Objective; analytical.
- We took a clinical approach to resolving conflicts.
- Precise.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Remarkably United’s 10 men almost salvaged an improbable draw during a late, spirited challenge. They showed great competitive courage in that period and there were chances for Robin van Persie, Ángel Di María and Marouane Fellaini to punish City for defending too deeply and not being more clinical with their opportunities at the other end.
- 2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson put his below-par performance against Argentina behind him with a fine first-half showing, slotting four kicks from six and controlling his back-line with aplomb, while England's three-quarters were brimming with life and clinical with their execution.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- (obsolete) Of or relating to a bed, especially a deathbed.
- a clinical convert: one who turns to religion on their death-bed
- clinical baptism
- Done with excellence and precision.
- 2023 October 1, “Next generation ‘clasico’: Bellingham faces 1st game against a Barcelona brimming with young talents”, in The Washington Times[2]:
- Jude Bellingham has blossomed into a clinical scorer since joining Real Madrid. Now his team hopes Bellingham will be fully fit when he faces his first “clasico” match at Barcelona on Saturday.
- 2023 April 30, “The Lions missed their chance, and the Eagles are smarter than everybody”, in The Washington Times[3]:
- Jones was insanely productive last season. He is a clinical route-runner who can line up at any position and catches everything.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- aclinical
- bioclinical
- clinical biochemistry
- clinical chemistry
- clinical death
- clinical depression
- clinical diagnosis
- clinical equipoise
- clinical examination
- clinical hypothermia
- clinicality
- clinicalize
- clinical linguistics
- clinically
- clinical medicine
- clinical pathology
- clinical pharmacy
- clinical psychology
- clinical research
- clinical stamp
- clinical study
- clinical trial
- clinicide
- electroclinical
- haematoclinical
- histoclinical
- immunoclinical
- infraclinical
- multiclinical
- nonclinical
- paraclinical
- pathoclinical
- polyclinical
- preclinical
- pseudoclinical
- psychoclinical
- sub-clinical
- subclinical
- supraclinical
- unclinical
Translations
of or pertaining to a clinic
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dealing with how to practically manage patients
cool and emotionless
Noun
clinical (plural clinicals)
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