Clinical

English

Etymology

clinic + -al.

Adjective

Clinical (comparative more Clinical, superlative most Clinical)

1. of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility.
2. dealing with how to practically manage patients, contrasting with pre-health sciences
3. done in a cool, emotionless fashion.

Derived terms

• clinical biochemistry
• clinical chemistry
• clinical medicine
• clinical pharmacy
• clinical research
• clinical study
• clinical trial

Related terms

• subclinical
• paraclinical

Thesaurus

allopathic, chiropodic, chiropractic, dental, exodontic, homeopathic, hydropathic, iatric, medical, naturopathic, neurological, obstetric, orthodontic, orthopedic, osteopathic, pediatric, periodontic, prosthodontic, surgical

Translations

of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility

Bulgarian: клиничен (bg) Dutch: klinisch (nl) Finnish: kliininen (fi) German: klinisch (de)

Italian: clinico (it) Japanese: 臨床の (ja) (りんしょうの, rinshō no) Russian: клинический (ru) (kliníčeskij)

done in a cool, emotionless fashion

Finnish: kylmä (fi), tunteeton (fi)

Russian: бесстрастный (ru) (besstrásnyj)