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