polyclinic

[ pol-ee-klin-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

polyclinic

/ ˌpɒlɪˈklɪnɪk /

a hospital or clinic able to treat a wide variety of diseases: general hospital
(in England) a proposed large health care centre able to provide a wider range of service than a standard general practitioner's office

1885–90; alteration of policlinic by association with poly-

The cornerstone of the health service is the polyclinic, which provides general and specialized outpatient aid and consultation.

Approximately one-fourth of the polyclinic physicians have a private practice during nonduty hours, as do almost all specialists.

Ralph murmured that he thought it was a—now—Polyclinic ambulance out in the street.

One polyclinic in Sofia, for example, was responsible for the health care of 70,000 inhabitants of its area.

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