• Clinical

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈklɪnɪkÉ™l/

    Origin

    clinic + -al

    Full definition of clinical

    Adjective

    clinical

    1. Of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility.Medicine is now more often practiced in a clinical setting than in the home.
    2. Dealing with how to practically manage patients, contrasting with prehealth sciences.
    3. Done in a cool, emotionless fashion.
      • 2011, September 24, Ben Dirs, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania, Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson put his below-par performance against Argentina behind him with a fine first-half showing, slotting four kicks from six and controlling his back-line with aplomb, while England's three-quarters were brimming with life and clinical with their execution.
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