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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 [ˈklɪnɪkəl]
adj
1. of or relating to a clinic
2. (Medicine) of or relating to the bedside of a patient, the course of his disease, or the observation and treatment of patients directly a clinical lecture clinical medicine
3. scientifically detached; strictly objective a clinical attitude to life
4. plain, simple, and usually unattractive clinical furniture
clinically  adv
clinicalness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
adjective unemotional, cold, scientific, objective, detached, analytic, impersonal, antiseptic, disinterested, dispassionate, emotionless This approach is far too clinical for my liking.
Translations
clinical [ˈklɪnɪkəl]
A. ADJ
1. (Med) → clínico
2. (= unemotional, cool) → frío
B. CPD clinical depression Ndepresión f clínica
clinical psychologist Npsicólogo/a m/f clínico/a
clinical psychology Npsicología f clínica
clinical thermometer Ntermómetro m clínico
clinical trials NPLensayos mpl clínicos
clinical [ˈklɪnɪkəl] adj
[practice, research, care] → clinique; [staff] → médical(e) clinical depression, clinical psychologist, clinical psychology, clinical trial
(fig) (= cold, unfeeling) [person, attitude] → froid(e)
clinical depression ndépression f nerveuse
clinical
adj
(Med) → klinisch; clinical tests or trialsklinische Tests pl
(fig) (= sterile) room, atmospheresteril, kalt; (= detached, dispassionate)klinisch, nüchtern; sb’s appearancestreng
clinical [ˈklɪnɪkl] adjclinico/a (fig) → freddo/a, distaccato/a
clinical [ˈklɪnɪkl] adjclinico/a (fig) → freddo/a, distaccato/a


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Agatha, having finished her book by dint of extensive skipping, proceeded to study pathology from a volume of clinical lectures.
"Surely," said he, with something of the air of a clinical professor expounding to his class.
* A clinical thermometer is accurate when it enables us to detect very slight differences in the temperature of the blood.
 
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