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clinical definition
clini·cal (klin′i kəl)
adjective
- of or connected with a clinic or a sickbed
- having to do with the direct treatment and observation of patients, as distinguished from experimental or laboratory study
- purely scientific; impersonal clinical detachment
- austere, antiseptic, etc., like a medical clinic
Related Forms:
- clinically clin′i·cally adverb
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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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