policlinic

(päl′i klin′ik)

noun

the department of a hospital where outpatients are treated

Origin: Ger poliklinik < Gr polis, city (see police) + Ger klinik < Fr clinique, clinic

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noun

The department especially of a European hospital or health care facility that treats outpatients.

Origin:

Origin: German Poliklinik

Origin: : Greek polis, city; see pelə-³ in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Klinik, clinic (from Greek klīnikos, of a bed; see clinic)

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