clinic

[ klin-ik ]

/ ˈklɪn ɪk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR clinic ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.

a group of physicians, dentists, or the like, working in cooperation and sharing the same facilities.

a class or group convening for instruction or remedial work or for the diagnosis and treatment of specific problems: a reading clinic; a speech clinic; a summer baseball clinic for promising young players.

the instruction of medical students by examining or treating patients in their presence or by their examining or treating patients under supervision.

a class of students assembled for such instruction.

Sports Slang. a performance so thoroughly superior by a team or player as to be a virtual model or demonstration of excellence; rout or mismatch.

adjective

of a clinic; clinical.

Origin of clinic

1620–30; 1885–90 for def. 1; <Latin clīnicus<Greek klīnikós pertaining to a (sick) bed, equivalent to klī́n(ē) bed + -ikos-ic

Words nearby clinic

clinging vine, Clingmans Dome, cling peach, clingstone, clingy, clinic, clinical, clinical depression, clinical diagnosis, clinical genetics, clinical governance

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Example sentences from the Web for clinic

For one year, the product can be used by American Airlines flights that pass through airports in Texas, and by two physical therapy clinics operated in Texas by Total Orthopedics Sports & Spine.
American Airlines touts a new tool to combat COVID. But does it really make flying safer?|dzanemorris|August 24, 2020|Fortune
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 represents more than 13,000 workers in grocery and drug stores, hospitals and clinics, and many other essential businesses across the county.
The Pandemic Hasn’t Gone Away – Neither Should Hazard Pay|Todd Walters and Brent E. Beltrán|August 20, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Meanwhile, the Virtue Foundation worked with local health services to strategically distribute ventilators, oxygen cylinders, personal protective equipment, and other supplies to the region’s hospitals and clinics.
Tackling covid|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The fact there are lots of smaller providers — so, nimble health care clinics that can take care of things quickly.
What Does Covid-19 Mean for Cities (and Marriages)? (Ep. 410)|Stephen J. Dubner|March 26, 2020|Freakonomics

So the patient doesn’t have to go to a methadone clinic every day.
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence” (Ep. 403)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 23, 2020|Freakonomics
As reparation, the court ordered $563 to be paid out to Yang and required the clinic to post an apology on its website.
China’s Electroshock Gay-Conversion Case|Nina Strochlic|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tests at the clinic proved what she suspected: she was pregnant.
States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences|Emily Shire|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Bethany Bultman, the clinic's founder and director, is committed to ensuring patients stay alive.
Living in Louisiana’s Tragic Health-Care Limbo|Linda Marsa|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The clinic also provides routine checkups for pregnant woman, but it has limited capacity.
Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program|Wade C.L. Williams|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nurses at the clinic say the facility cannot run a 24-hour shift due to fear of Ebola.
Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program|Wade C.L. Williams|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The usher who had guided Jason to the clinic dashed around the desk to pull the boy from the doctor.
The Premiere|Richard Sabia
Paangka siya sa matirniti, Let her have her baby in the clinic.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Most of those seen in the clinic have their origin in some part of the ventricular wall.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
After the clinic was all attended to, we retired to our tents and the screeching-hot bath so grateful in the tropics.
The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White
There were many things about the college and clinic rooms that were, to me, gruesome and repulsive.
Confessions of a Neurasthenic|William Taylor Marrs

British Dictionary definitions for clinic

clinic

/ (ˈklɪnɪk) /

noun

a place in which outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, often connected to a hospital

a similar place staffed by physicians or surgeons specializing in one or more specific areaseye clinic

British a private hospital or nursing home

obsolete the teaching of medicine to students at the bedside

US a place in which medical lectures are given

US a clinical lecture

mainly US and Canadian a group or centre that offers advice or instructiona vocational clinic

Word Origin for clinic

C17: from Latin clīnicus one on a sickbed, from Greek, from klinē bed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for clinic

clinic

[ klĭn′ĭk ]

n.

A facility, often associated with a hospital or medical school, that is devoted to the diagnosis and care of outpatients.

A medical establishment run by several specialists working in cooperation and sharing the same facilities.

A group session offering counsel or instruction in a particular field or activity.

A seminar or meeting of physicians and medical students in which medical instruction is conducted in the presence of the patient, as at the bedside.

A place where such instruction occurs.

A class or lecture of medical instruction conducted in this manner.

单词	clinic
释义	clinic [ klin-ik ] / ˈklɪn ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clinic ON THESAURUS.COM noun a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge. a group of physicians, dentists, or the like, working in cooperation and sharing the same facilities. a class or group convening for instruction or remedial work or for the diagnosis and treatment of specific problems: a reading clinic; a speech clinic; a summer baseball clinic for promising young players. the instruction of medical students by examining or treating patients in their presence or by their examining or treating patients under supervision. a class of students assembled for such instruction. Sports Slang. a performance so thoroughly superior by a team or player as to be a virtual model or demonstration of excellence; rout or mismatch. adjective of a clinic; clinical. Origin of clinic 1620–30; 1885–90 for def. 1; <Latin clīnicus<Greek klīnikós pertaining to a (sick) bed, equivalent to klī́n(ē) bed + -ikos-ic Words nearby clinic clinging vine, Clingmans Dome, cling peach, clingstone, clingy, clinic, clinical, clinical depression, clinical diagnosis, clinical genetics, clinical governance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clinic For one year, the product can be used by American Airlines flights that pass through airports in Texas, and by two physical therapy clinics operated in Texas by Total Orthopedics Sports & Spine. American Airlines touts a new tool to combat COVID. But does it really make flying safer?\|dzanemorris\|August 24, 2020\|Fortune United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 represents more than 13,000 workers in grocery and drug stores, hospitals and clinics, and many other essential businesses across the county. The Pandemic Hasn’t Gone Away – Neither Should Hazard Pay\|Todd Walters and Brent E. Beltrán\|August 20, 2020\|Voice of San Diego Meanwhile, the Virtue Foundation worked with local health services to strategically distribute ventilators, oxygen cylinders, personal protective equipment, and other supplies to the region’s hospitals and clinics. Tackling covid\|Tate Ryan-Mosley\|August 19, 2020\|MIT Technology Review The fact there are lots of smaller providers — so, nimble health care clinics that can take care of things quickly. What Does Covid-19 Mean for Cities (and Marriages)? (Ep. 410)\|Stephen J. Dubner\|March 26, 2020\|Freakonomics So the patient doesn’t have to go to a methadone clinic every day. The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence” (Ep. 403)\|Stephen J. Dubner\|January 23, 2020\|Freakonomics As reparation, the court ordered $563 to be paid out to Yang and required the clinic to post an apology on its website. China’s Electroshock Gay-Conversion Case\|Nina Strochlic\|December 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Tests at the clinic proved what she suspected: she was pregnant. States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences\|Emily Shire\|December 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But Bethany Bultman, the clinic's founder and director, is committed to ensuring patients stay alive. Living in Louisiana’s Tragic Health-Care Limbo\|Linda Marsa\|November 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The clinic also provides routine checkups for pregnant woman, but it has limited capacity. Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program\|Wade C.L. Williams\|November 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Nurses at the clinic say the facility cannot run a 24-hour shift due to fear of Ebola. Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program\|Wade C.L. Williams\|November 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The usher who had guided Jason to the clinic dashed around the desk to pull the boy from the doctor. The Premiere\|Richard Sabia Paangka siya sa matirniti, Let her have her baby in the clinic. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan\|John U. Wolff Most of those seen in the clinic have their origin in some part of the ventricular wall. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield After the clinic was all attended to, we retired to our tents and the screeching-hot bath so grateful in the tropics. The Land of Footprints\|Stewart Edward White There were many things about the college and clinic rooms that were, to me, gruesome and repulsive. Confessions of a Neurasthenic\|William Taylor Marrs British Dictionary definitions for clinic clinic / (ˈklɪnɪk) / noun a place in which outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, often connected to a hospital a similar place staffed by physicians or surgeons specializing in one or more specific areaseye clinic British a private hospital or nursing home obsolete the teaching of medicine to students at the bedside US a place in which medical lectures are given US a clinical lecture mainly US and Canadian a group or centre that offers advice or instructiona vocational clinic Word Origin for clinic C17: from Latin clīnicus one on a sickbed, from Greek, from klinē bed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clinic hospital, infirmary, dispensary, sick bay Medical definitions for clinic clinic [ klĭn′ĭk ] n. A facility, often associated with a hospital or medical school, that is devoted to the diagnosis and care of outpatients. A medical establishment run by several specialists working in cooperation and sharing the same facilities. A group session offering counsel or instruction in a particular field or activity. A seminar or meeting of physicians and medical students in which medical instruction is conducted in the presence of the patient, as at the bedside. A place where such instruction occurs. A class or lecture of medical instruction conducted in this manner. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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clinic

noun

adjective

Origin of clinic

Words nearby clinic

Example sentences from the Web for clinic

British Dictionary definitions for clinic

noun

Word Origin for clinic

Words related to clinic

Medical definitions for clinic

n.