Sentence:  The Mecholyl and noradrenalin tests applied with certain precautions are reliable indicators of this central autonomic balance , but for the sake of correlating autonomic and <WSD>clinical</WSD> states , and of studying the effect of certain therapeutic procedures on central autonomic reactions , additional tests seem to be desirable . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients