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


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