CLINIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clinic mean? 

• CLINIC (noun)
  The noun CLINIC has 3 senses:

1. a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists

2. meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity

3. a healthcare facility for outpatient care

  Familiarity information: CLINIC used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLINIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("clinic" is a kind of...):

medical institution (an institution created for the practice of medicine)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clinic"):

eye clinic (a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes)

Derivation:

clinical (relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("clinic" is a kind of...):

session (a meeting for execution of a group's functions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clinic"):

reading clinic (a clinic for people with reading disabilities)

basketball clinic (a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction)

baseball clinic (a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction)

hockey clinic (a meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction)

Derivation:

clinical (relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A healthcare facility for outpatient care

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("clinic" is a kind of...):

health facility; healthcare facility; medical building (building where medicine is practiced)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clinic"):

dispensary (clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed)

Holonyms ("clinic" is a part of...):

hospital; infirmary (a health facility where patients receive treatment)

Derivation:

clinical (relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients)

 Context examples 

Gerontological Nurse Practitioners are employed in clinics, doctor's offices, long-term care facilities, and hospitals.

(Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): A group of cancer centers with outreach clinics forming a loose confederation for research purposes.

(Cooperative Group Member, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Translation of βGBP to the clinic could open a new therapeutic opportunity which safely combines direct killing of cancer cells and the stimulation of the immune system against recurrences.

(Molecule in Immune System Able to Trigger 'Suicide' of Cancerous Tumors, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A case series in which the patients receive treatment in a clinic or other medical facility.

(Clinical series, NCI Dictionary)

A generalized tonic-clinic seizure, characterized by loss of consciousness.

(Grand Mal Seizure, NCI Thesaurus)

Others are in nursing homes, doctors' offices, dentists' offices, outpatient clinics and laboratories.

(Health Occupations, Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Free-standing or institution-based clinics devoted to pain management from a multidisciplinary perspective.

(Multidisciplinary Pain Treatment Center, NCI Thesaurus)

A setting outside the clinic or a comparable health care facility, e.g. a doctor's office, the subject's home or workplace, a school, a public park, or a restaurant.

(In the Field, NCI Thesaurus)

Others need special equipment, so you may need to go to a different office or clinic.

(Health Screening, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

A person, group, or organization that agrees to furnish something of, relating to, or connected with a clinic that can be used for support or help at a specified price.

(Clinical Resource Contractor, NCI Thesaurus)