Pronunciation: /ˈklɪnɪk(ə)l/
adjective
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1relating to the observation and treatment of actual patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies: clinical medicine clinical drug trials
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(of a disease or condition) causing observable and recognizable symptoms: clinical depression
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2very efficient and without feeling; coldly detached: nothing was left to chance—everything was clinical
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(of a room or building) bare, functional, and clean: the room was white and clinical
