Sentence:  These are few and seemingly disjointed data , but they illustrate the important fact that fundamental alterations in conditioned reactions occur in a variety of states in which the hypothalamic balance has been altered by physiological experimentation , pharmacological action , or <WSD>clinical</WSD> processes . 
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