clinical
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
See clinical in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(klĭnˈĭ-kəl)
adjective- Of, relating to, or connected with a clinic.
- Involving or based on direct observation of the patient: a clinical diagnosis.
- Very objective and devoid of emotion; analytical: “He spoke in the clipped, clinical monotones typical of police testimony in court” (Connie Paige).
- Suggestive of a medical clinic; austere and antiseptic: a clinical style of decor.
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