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pol⋅i⋅clin⋅ic

[pol-ee-klin-ik]
–noun
a department of a hospital at which outpatients are treated.

Origin:
1820–30; < G Poliklinik, equiv. to Gk póli(s) city + G Klinik clinic
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pol·i·clin·ic   (pŏl'ē-klĭn'ĭk)   
n.  The department especially of a European hospital or health care facility that treats outpatients.

[German Poliklinik : Greek polis, city; see pelə-3 in Indo-European roots + Klinik, clinic (from Greek klīnikos, of a bed; see clinic).]
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Main Entry: pol·i·clin·ic
Pronunciation: 'päl-&-"klin-ik
Function: noun
: a dispensary or department of a hospital at whichoutpatients are treated —compare POLYCLINIC
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policlinic pol·i·clin·ic (pŏl'ē-klĭn'ĭk)
n.
The department of a hospital or health care facility that treats outpatients.

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