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clinic
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clin·ic  (klnk)
n.
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: a vocational clinic; a tennis clinic.
4.
a. 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.
b. A place where such instruction occurs.
c. A class or lecture of medical instruction conducted in this manner.

[French clinique, from Greek klnik (tekhn), clinical (method), feminine of klnikos, from kln, couch, bed; see clinandrium.]

clinic [ˈklɪnɪk]
n
1. (Medicine) a place in which outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, often connected to a hospital
2. (Medicine) a similar place staffed by physicians or surgeons specializing in one or more specific areas eye clinic
3. (Medicine) Brit a private hospital or nursing home
4. (Medicine) Obsolete the teaching of medicine to students at the bedside
5. (Medicine) US a place in which medical lectures are given
6. (Medicine) US a clinical lecture
7. Chiefly US and Canadian a group or centre that offers advice or instruction a vocational clinic
[from Latin clīnicus one on a sickbed, from Greek, from klinē bed]

clinic - First meant "teaching of medicine at the bedside."
See also related terms for teaching.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clinic - a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialistsclinic - a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
medical institution - an institution created for the practice of medicine
eye clinic - a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes
2.clinic - meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
session - a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature"
reading clinic - a clinic for people with reading disabilities
basketball clinic - a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction
baseball clinic - a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players"
hockey clinic - a meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction
3.clinic - a healthcare facility for outpatient care
dispensary - clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
hospital, infirmary - a health facility where patients receive treatment
health facility, healthcare facility, medical building - building where medicine is practiced
Translations
clinic [ˈklɪnɪk] N (in NHS hospital) → consultorio m; (= private hospital) → clínica f; (for guidance) → consultorio m

clinic [ˈklɪnɪk] n
(= building) (private hospital)clinique f; (public health centre)centre m médical
(= session) (for outpatients)consultations fpl
His clinic is on Thursdays at 4.30 → Ses consultations sont le jeudi à 16h30.

clinic
n
Klinik f
(= medical course)klinischer Unterricht, Klinik f

clinic [ˈklɪnɪk] n (hospital, dental clinic) → clinica; (for guidance) → centro; (session) → seduta

clinic
n clinic [ˈklinik]
a place or part of a hospital where a particular kind of medical treatment or advice is given He is attending the skin clinic. kliniek عِيادَه، مُسْتَوْصَف клиника klinika klinik die Klinik κλινική clínica kliinik کلینیک klinikka clinique מִרפָּאָה चिकित्सालय poliklinika, klinika rendelőintézet, szakrendelő klinik læknastofa; einkasjúkrahús, sjúkrastöð, klíník clinica 診療所 진료소 klinika, poliklinika (prie ligoninės) klīnika klinik kliniek klinikk klinika clínica clinică клиника klinika klinika klinika klinik สถานรักษาพยาบาล klinik 診所 клініка شفا خانہ ، مطب phòng khám
adj clinical
1 of a clinic. klinies مُسْتَوْصَفي клиничен klinický klinik- klinisch κλινικός clínico kliiniku درمانگاهی klinikan clinique שֶׁל מִרְפָּאָה क्लिनिक से संबंधित klinički klinikai klinis heilsugæslu- clinico 診察室の 병상의 klinikinis klīnisks klinikal klinisch klinisk, klinikk- kliniczny clínico clinic клинический klinický kliničen klinički klinisk ที่เกี่ยวกับคลินิค kliniğe ait 診所的 клінічний طبی thuộc phòng khám
2 based on observation of the patient. klinies معْتَمِد على مُراقَبَة المَريض обективен klinický klinisk klinisch κλινικός clínico kliiniline بر مبنای مشاهدۀ بیمار kliininen clinique קְלִינִי नैदानिक klinički klinikai klinis klínískur clinico 臨床の 임상의 klinikinis analisis klinikal klinisch klinisk kliniczny, eksperymentalny clínico clinic клинический klinický kliničen pacijentski klinisk ที่ตรวจอาการผู้ป่วย muayeneye ait 臨床的 такий, що стосується хвороби пацієнта طبی مشاہدے پر مبنی lãnh đạm

clinic عيادة klinika klinik Klinik κλινική clínica klinikka clinique klinika clinica 診療所 진료소 kliniek klinikk klinika clínica поликлиника klinik คลินิค klinik phòng khám chữa bệnh 诊所


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