clinical

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈklɪnɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #9834

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the treatment of patients in a clinic or hospital.

The drug is still undergoing clinical trials.
2

adj
Calm, objective and lacking emotion.

She described the accident in a cold, clinical tone.
3

adj
Done with great skill and precision.

The team's finishing was clinical, scoring with almost every chance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · calm, objective and lacking... detached dispassionate

3 adj · done with great skill and... accurate exact

Opposites

nonclinical

Word family

Derived forms aclinicalbioclinicalclinicalityclinicalizeclinicallyclinicideelectroclinicalhaematoclinicalhistoclinicalimmunoclinicalinfraclinicalmulticlinical

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Etymology

From clinic + -al.

*ḱley- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# clinical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈklɪnɪkəl/
**Frequency rank:** 9834

## Meanings
1. Relating to the treatment of patients in a clinic or hospital.
2. Calm, objective and lacking emotion.
3. Done with great skill and precision.

## Examples
- The drug is still undergoing clinical trials.
- She described the accident in a cold, clinical tone.
- The team's finishing was clinical, scoring with almost every chance.

## Antonyms
- nonclinical

## Derived Forms
- aclinical
- bioclinical
- clinicality
- clinicalize
- clinically
- clinicide
- electroclinical
- haematoclinical
- histoclinical
- immunoclinical
- infraclinical
- multiclinical

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱley-

## Etymology
From clinic + -al.

## AI Etymology
Clinical is from clinic + -al. A key historical form is Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-. In present-day use, it can mean relating to the treatment of patients in a clinic or hospital, or calm, objective and lacking emotion. Derived formations include aclinical, bioclinical, clinicality, clinicalize, clinically.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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