clinic

clinic definition - medical

clin·ic (klĭnˈĭk)

noun
  1. A facility, often associated with a hospital or medical school, that is devoted to the diagnosis and care of outpatients.
  2. A medical establishment run by several specialists working in cooperation and sharing the same facilities.
  3. A group session offering counsel or instruction in a particular field or activity.
  4. A seminar or meeting of physicians and medical students in which medical instruction is conducted in the presence of the patient, as at the bedside.
  5. A place where such instruction occurs.
  6. A class or lecture of medical instruction conducted in this manner.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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