Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
clin·i·cal Pronunciation:
'klin-i-k&l Function:
adjective 1 : of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: as
a : involving or concerned with the direct observation and treatment of living patients
clinical practice> <clinical professor ofobstetrics and gynecology> b : of, relating to, based on, or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms of disease clinical picture on admission was that ofmild depression in an extremely rigid personality —Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitation> clinical cure was effected —Journal of Pediatrics> <21 percent of the herd had a staphylococcus infection in their udders but no cases of clinical mastitiswere observed> c : applying objective or standardized methods (as interviews and personality or intelligence tests) to the description, evaluation, and modification of humanbehavior <clinical psychology>
2 of a sacrament : administered on a sickbed or deathbed <clinical baptism> —clin·i·cal·ly /-k(&-)lE/ adverb
[klin-i-kuh
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