clin·i·cal 
/ˈklɪnɪkəl/ adjective
/ˈklɪnɪkəl/ adjective 1 always used before a noun : relating to or based on work done with real patients : of or relating to the medical treatment that is given to patients in hospitals, clinics, etc.
▪ Both experimental and clinical evidence show that the treatment is effective. ▪ She enjoys her clinical practice but is looking forward to working in a laboratory. ▪ Three hundred patients were involved in the clinical study. ▪ a drug that is undergoing clinical trials [=scientific tests to see the effect of a drug by using it with real patients] ▪ He's a clinical psychologist [=a psychologist who works with patients] and professor of psychology at the university. 2 : requiring treatment as a medical problem
▪ Clinical depression [=depression that is a medical condition] is more serious than the occasional bouts of sadness that most people deal with. 3 always used before a noun : of or relating to a place where medical treatment is given : of or relating to a clinic
▪ clinical offices ▪ She has been the clinical director [=the director of a clinic] here for five years. 4 [more clinical; most clinical] : not showing emotion or excitement
▪ Her voice was calm, almost clinical [=cold], as she told us what happened. 5 : very exact or skillful
▪ He did the work with clinical precision.
▪ Both experimental and clinical evidence show that the treatment is effective. ▪ She enjoys her clinical practice but is looking forward to working in a laboratory. ▪ Three hundred patients were involved in the clinical study. ▪ a drug that is undergoing clinical trials [=scientific tests to see the effect of a drug by using it with real patients] ▪ He's a clinical psychologist [=a psychologist who works with patients] and professor of psychology at the university.
▪ Clinical depression [=depression that is a medical condition] is more serious than the occasional bouts of sadness that most people deal with.
▪ clinical offices ▪ She has been the clinical director [=the director of a clinic] here for five years.
▪ Her voice was calm, almost clinical [=cold], as she told us what happened.
▪ He did the work with clinical precision.
— clin·i·cal·ly /ˈklɪnɪkli/ adverb
▪ clinically depressed patients
/ˈklɪnɪkli/ adverb ▪ clinically depressed patients
