clinical
adjective (clinical, more clinical, most clinical)
Everyday
- Clinical means to do with treating patients in hospitals or clinics: «a clinical trial». tree →
- Clinical means cold, very clean and plain, without warmth: «The room looked clinical». tree →
- Clinical means calm, efficient and without feeling: «a clinical finish» in football. tree →
- (medical) Clinical depression is a serious illness diagnosed by a doctor. tree →
In the lessons
In science and news «clinical trials» test whether new medicines are safe. In sports reports a «clinical» striker scores without wasting chances. In descriptions, a clinical room is bare and white. Phrases: clinical trial, clinical finish, clinically proven.
Examples
- The medicine is being tested in clinical trials. tree →
- The striker gave a clinical finish to win the game. tree →
- The white room looked cold and clinical. tree →
- Doctors and nurses do clinical work. tree →
- He spoke in a clinical voice with no feeling. tree →
- This cream is clinically proven to help dry skin. tree →
Note
Adverb «clinically». «Clinically proven» in adverts should still be checked. From «clinic».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «clinical» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «clinical» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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