Definition & Meaning of "clinical"in English

clinical

relating to the observation, examination, and treatment of patients in a medical setting

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

relational

ungradable

domain

medicine, healthcare, science

Examples

The doctor made a clinical diagnosis based on the patient's symptoms and medical history.

emotionally distant

Examples

The review was thorough but so clinical that it ignored the book's emotional core.

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clinically

preclinical

subclinical

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