clinic
noun
clin·ic
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Definition of clinic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a class of medical instruction in which patients are examined and discussed
2
: a group meeting devoted to the analysis and solution of concrete problems or to the acquiring of specific skills or knowledge
writing clinics golf clinics
3a
: a facility (as of a hospital) for diagnosis and treatment of outpatients
b
: a group practice in which several physicians work cooperatively
4
: a facility that offers professional services or consultation usually at discounted rates
a legal clinic
5
: an exemplary display or performance
put on a clinic in the tournament
-clinic
adjective combining formDefinition of -clinic (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: inclining : dipping
2
: having (so many) oblique intersections of the axes
triclinic
Examples of clinic in a Sentence
Noun
The clinic is offering free screening for diabetes. He checked into a drug rehab clinic. The hospital is holding a pain clinic on Tuesday night for anyone interested in learning how to deal with chronic pain. A local club is giving a fishing clinic on Saturday.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Of those 27 cases, some are against government agencies or officials; one was made against a women’s reproductive health clinic in Chicago. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "Since El Paso, Three Suspects Allegedly Linked to White Supremacy, White Nationalism, and Neo-Nazism Have Been Arrested for Threatening Attacks," 23 Aug. 2019 Just over a week later, the FBI arrested 19-year-old Farhan Sheikh for a series of posts threatening to kill people at a women's health clinic. — Eric Levenson, CNN, "This little-known meme site has hosted two mass shooting threats this month," 21 Aug. 2019 The nonprofit has various sizes at their health clinic locations in Vista and Oceanside. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Star octogenarian runner visits Camino Hills," 16 Aug. 2019 The defunding of mental health clinics and other kinds of social services means that officers take on these routine roles of responding to problems. — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, "Why police violence needs to be treated as a public health issue," 14 Aug. 2019 The indefinite 24-hour curfew was briefly eased on Friday for weekly Muslim prayers in some parts of Srinagar, but thousands of residents are still forced to stay indoors with shops and most health clinics closed. — Washington Post, "India promises easing of restrictions, food for Kashmir," 11 Aug. 2019 In Chicago Rahm Emanuel, the previous mayor, closed six of 12 public-health clinics in 2012. — The Economist, "America’s most interesting sheriff," 8 Aug. 2019 However, anyone within the high-risk groups can receive a free Hepatitis A vaccine from any of Maricopa County's public health clinics, according to Sunenshine. — Claire Rafford, azcentral, "First death in Maricopa County recorded from Hepatitis A outbreak," 9 July 2019 Now, only the Grant County Syringe Access Exchange Program operates from a health clinic. — Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, "Two Northern Kentucky needle exchanges save 92 lives in a year, says health department," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clinic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for clinic
clinic
noun
English Language Learners Definition of clinic
: a place where people get medical help
: an event at which a doctor is available to talk to people about a particular health matter
: a meeting during which a group of people learn about a particular thing or work on a particular problem
See the full definition for clinic in the English Language Learners Dictionary
clinic
noun
clin·ic
| \ ˈkli-nik
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Kids Definition of clinic
1
: a place where people can receive medical treatment usually for minor ailments
2
: a group meeting for teaching a certain skill and working on individual problems
a reading clinic
clinic
noun
clin·ic
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Medical Definition of clinic
1a
: a session or class of medical instruction in a hospital held at the bedside of patients serving as case studies
b
: a group of selected patients presented with discussion before doctors (as at a convention) for purposes of instruction
2a
: an institution connected with a hospital or medical school where diagnosis and treatment are made available to outpatients
b
: a form of group practice in which several physicians (as specialists) work in cooperative association
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