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clinical definition

clini·cal (klini kəl)

adjective

  1. of or connected with a clinic or a sickbed
  2. having to do with the direct treatment and observation of patients, as distinguished from experimental or laboratory study
  3. purely scientific; impersonal clinical detachment
  4. austere, antiseptic, etc., like a medical clinic

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clinical Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • trial: A clinical trial of the effects of dietary patterns on blood pressure.

Modifying Another Word

  • in-house: In addition to its technical research skill-base, Oxford BioMedica has in-house clinical, regulatory and manufacturing know-how.

Used with adjective complement

  • have: In addition to its technical research skill-base, Oxford BioMedica has in-house clinical, regulatory and manufacturing know-how.
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