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clin·i·cal  (kln-kl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or connected with a clinic.
2. Involving or based on direct observation of the patient: a clinical diagnosis.
3. Very objective and devoid of emotion; analytical: "He spoke in the clipped, clinical monotones typical of police testimony in court" Connie Paige.
4. Suggestive of a medical clinic; austere and antiseptic: a clinical style of decor.

clini·cal·ly adv.

clinical
Adjective
1. of or relating to the observation and treatment of patients directly: clinical trials of a new drug
2. of or relating to a clinic
3. logical and unemotional: they have a somewhat clinical attitude to their children's upbringing
4. (of a room or buildings) plain, simple, and usually unattractive
clinically adv
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Adj.1.clinical - relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients; "clinical observation"; "clinical case study"
2.clinical - scientifically detached; unemotional; "he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony"
nonsubjective, objective - undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"

clinical
Translations
Spanish clinical [ˈklɪnɪkl] adjclínico;
(fig) → frío, impasible

French clinical [ˈklɪnɪkl] adjclinique (fig); froid(e)
German clinical [ˈklɪnɪkl] clinic adjklinisch (fig); nüchtern, kühl: (building, room) → steril
Italian clinical [ˈklɪnɪkəl] adjclinico/a;
(fig) → freddo/a, distaccato/a

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In almost all affected swine herds, the following clinical signs were observed: high and continuous fever, anorexia, red discolorations in the bodies, and blue ears; in the late phase of the disease, diarrhea and other clinical signs might be seen due to the secondary infections.
It is unclear whether these radiographic measures reflect clinical signs and symptoms of lumbar instability, or what use they have in patient management.
htm is a pleasing interactive cartoon that illustrates the clinical signs attending ophthalmic myopathy and neuropathy.
 
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