clinical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: klĭn'ĭkəl
rhymes: -ɪnɪkəl
note: Received Pronunciation, Indic
ipa: /ˈklɪnɪkəl/
enpr: klē'nĭkəl
note: Indic
ipa: /kli.nɪk.əl/
Forms: form: more clinical
form: most clinical
Etymology: From clinic + -al.
Senses: examples: text: “We are social beings,” Jaime Blandino, a clinical psychologist in Decatur, Georgia, told CNN. “My most extroverted clients are having the hardest time.”
ref: 2020 March 23, Ryan Prior, “The extrovert’s guide to social distancing”, in CNN:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation).
examples: text: Medicine is now more often practiced in a clinical setting than in the home.
glosses: Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic.
synonyms: word: unemotional
word: alexithymic
word: apathistical
word: clinical
word: dull
word: cold-blooded
word: cold-hearted
word: dead inside
word: dispassionate
word: emotionless
word: immovable
word: impassible
word: impassive
word: insensible
word: nonemotional
word: nonfeeling
word: nonpassionate
word: nonsentimental
word: stolid
word: unemotional
word: unfeeling
word: unmovable
word: unpassionate
word: unsentimental
glosses: Cool and emotionless, in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous or unprofessional way.
examples: text: We took a clinical approach to resolving conflicts.
synonyms: detached
disinterested
glosses: Objective; analytical.
examples: text: Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson put his below-par performance against Argentina behind him with a fine first-half showing, slotting four kicks from six and controlling his back-line with aplomb, while England's three-quarters were brimming with life and clinical with their execution.
ref: 2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport:
text: Remarkably United’s 10 men almost salvaged an improbable draw during a late, spirited challenge. They showed great competitive courage in that period and there were chances for Robin van Persie, Ángel Di María and Marouane Fellaini to punish City for defending too deeply and not being more clinical with their opportunities at the other end.
ref: 2014 November 2, Daniel Taylor, “Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United”, in The Guardian:
text: Jones was insanely productive last season. He is a clinical route-runner who can line up at any position and catches everything.
ref: 2023 April 30, Adam Kilgore, “The Lions missed their chance, and the Eagles are smarter than everybody”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2023:
text: Jude Bellingham has blossomed into a clinical scorer since joining Real Madrid. Now his team hopes Bellingham will be fully fit when he faces his first “clasico” match at Barcelona on Saturday.
ref: 2023 October 26, Joseph Wilson, “Next generation ‘clasico’: Bellingham faces 1st game against a Barcelona brimming with young talents”, in The Washington Times:
synonyms: accurate
exact
glosses: Excellent and precise.
examples: text: a clinical convert: one who turns to religion on their death-bed
text: clinical baptism
glosses: Of or relating to a bed, especially a deathbed.
Derived terms: aclinical
bioclinical
clinical biochemistry
clinical chemistry
clinical death
clinical depression
clinical diagnosis
clinical equipoise
clinical exam
clinical examination
clinical hypothermia
clinicality
clinicalize
clinical linguistics
clinically
clinical medicine
clinical pathology
clinical pharmacy
clinical psychology
clinical research
clinical situation
clinical stamp
clinical study
clinical trial
clinicide
electroclinical
haematoclinical
histoclinical
immunoclinical
infraclinical
multiclinical
nonclinical
paraclinical
pathoclinical
polyclinical
preclinical
pseudoclinical
psychoclinical
subclinical
sub-clinical
supraclinical
unclinical