clinical

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care

   Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation).

   • “We are social beings,” Jaime Blandino, a clinical psychologist in Decatur, Georgia, told CNN. “My most extroverted clients are having the hardest time.”
2. 2

   Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic.

   • Medicine is now more often practiced in a clinical setting than in the home.
3. 3

   Cool and emotionless, in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous or…

   Cool and emotionless, in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous or unprofessional way.

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   1. 4

      Objective

      Objective; analytical.

      • We took a clinical approach to resolving conflicts.
   2. 5

      Excellent and precise.

      • Jones was insanely productive last season. He is a clinical route-runner who can line up at any position and catches everything.
   3. 6

      Of or relating to a bed, especially a deathbed.

      • a clinical convert: one who turns to religion on their death-bed
      • clinical baptism
   4. 7

      A medical student's session spent in a real-world nursing environment.

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