Clinical meaning

What does “clinical” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“clinical” is an adjective with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients.

clinical

adjective

  1. relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients

    “clinical observation”

    “clinical case study”

  2. scientifically detached; unemotional

    “he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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