brain death noun

The cessation of function of the brain, thought by some doctors to be the true indication of death, rather than the cessation of the heartbeat (also called cerebral or clinical death)

brain drain noun

The continuing loss of citizens of high intelligence and creativity through emigration

brain fag noun (obsolete)

Extreme tiredness of the nerves or brain

brain fever noun

Encephalitis, inflammation of the brain

brain-fever bird noun

An Indian cuckoo (Cuculus varius) that sings repetitively in the night

brainˈpan noun

The cranium

brainˈpower noun

Intellectual ability

brainˈsick adjective

Diseased in the understanding, deranged

brainˈsickly adverb (Shakespeare).

brainˈsickness noun

brainˈstem noun

The stem-like part of the brain connecting the spinal cord with the cerebral hemispheres, and controlling certain major functions, eg the operation of the heart and lungs and the ability to be conscious

brainˈstorm noun (informal)

1. A sudden disturbance of the mind
2. A sudden inspiration

brainˈstorming noun (orig US)

The practice of thrashing out a problem, developing a strategy, etc by intensive group discussion in which ideas are put forward in an extempore manner

brains trust noun

1. A committee of experts
2. A number of reputedly well-informed persons chosen to answer questions of general interest in public and without preparation, usu on radio or television

brainˈteaser noun (informal)

A difficult puzzle or problem

brainˈwash transitive verb

To subject (a person) to systematic indoctrination or mental pressure to make him or her change his or her views or confess to a crime, etc

brainˈwashing noun

brainˈwave noun

1. An electrical impulse produced by the brain
2. A sudden bright idea (informal)

on the brain (informal)

As an obsession

pick someone's brains see under pick¹

clinic /klinˈik/, also clinique /kli-nēkˈ/

1. A private hospital or nursing-home
2. An institution, or a department of one, or a group of doctors, for treating patients or for diagnosis or giving advice
3. Any group meeting for instruction, often remedial, in a particular field
4. The instruction of medicine or surgery at the bedside of hospital patients
5. A session of such instruction
6. A person confined to bed by sickness (archaic)

clinˈical adjective

1. Hospital-like
2. Denoting the branch of a subject concerned with treating disorders, as in clinical psychology
3. Concerned with or based on observation
4. Strictly objective
5. Analytical
6. Plain, functional in appearance

clinˈically adverb

clinician /-ishˈən/ noun

1. A doctor, etc who works directly with patients
2. A doctor, etc who runs, or works in, a clinic

clinical baptism noun

Baptism administered to persons on their sickbed

clinical convert noun

A person converted on his or her deathbed

clinical death noun

A state of the body in which the brain has entirely ceased to function, though artificial means can be used to maintain the action of the heart, lungs, etc

clinical lecture noun

One given to students at the bedside of the sick

clinical medicine or clinical surgery noun

Medicine or surgery as taught by clinics

clinical thermometer noun

A finely-calibrated thermometer in which the temperature taken continues to be indicated until reset by shaking

clinical trial noun

The study of existing data on or the obtaining of new data from human patients directly in order to test the efficacy of a treatment or a hypothesis related to the cause of a disease