Antonyms for clinical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : klin-i-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklɪn ɪ kəl


Definition of clinical

Origin :
  • 1780, "pertaining to hospital patients or hospital care," from clinic + -al (2). Meaning "coldly dispassionate" (like a medical report) is recorded from 1928. Related: Clinically.
  • adj dispassionate
Example sentences :
  • Clinical observation supports this contention in many cases.
  • Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich
  • Clinical observation has not yet gained much by these methods.
  • Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich
  • Such, then, are some "cases" discussed in a sort of clinical lecture.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • First, there is the little ceremony of the clinical thermometers.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken
  • I also attended regularly the clinical wards in the hospital.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of Charles Darwin » by Charles Darwin
  • After all, we've hardly had an acceptable period of clinical trial.
  • Extract from : « The Coffin Cure » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • Clinical thermometers cracked if they were left lying about on tables.
  • Extract from : « In Mesopotamia » by Martin Swayne
  • Clinical and Pathological Observations in India, pp. 44, 325.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell
  • But I am by no means satisfied with these clinical histories.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Life of the Child » by Albert Moll
  • This text deals with the practical, clinical side of the subject.
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

Synonyms for clinical

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