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clinic

Pronunciation: /ˈklɪnɪk/

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Definition of clinic

noun

1a place or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, especially of a specialist nature:an antenatal clinic
chiefly British an occasion or time when medical treatment or advice is given:we’re now holding regular clinics
a gathering at a hospital bedside for the teaching of medicine or surgery.

2a conference or short course on a particular subject:a drum clinic

Origin:

mid 19th century (in the sense 'teaching of medicine at the bedside'): from French clinique, from Greek klinikē (tekhnē) 'bedside (art)', from klinē 'bed'