Clinic

Definition: Clinic

Clinic

Noun

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 health facility for outpatient care.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "clinic" was first used: 1626. (references)

General

Medicine

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Crosswords: Clinic

Romanian (clinical).

A liposuction clinic. (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls)

I went to the clinic and got some frozen sperm (Look Who's Talking; writing credit: Amy Heckerling)

---tell him that Ramon went to the clinic today, and I found out that I have, um, herpes simplex 10, and I think Victor should go check himself out with his physician to make sure everything is fine before things start falling off on the man. (Beverly Hills Cop; writing credit: Danilo Bach; Daniel Petrie Jr.)

Harvard's Memory Loss Clinic, established in 1952, 1967, and for the first time in 1981 (Mr. Show; writing credit: Scott Aukerman; Jerry Collins)

And then she heads for the clinic and (What It's Like; performing artist: Everlast)

Clinic Exclusive (1971)

Sex Clinic Girls (1971)

The Clinic (1971)

Problem Clinic (1955)

Child Guidance Clinic (1955)

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References

• Athens Medical Clinic of Paleo Faliro S. A: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Clinic Holdings Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Cookery Book: From the Lukas Clinic for Patients With Cancer or Pre-Cancerous Conditions (reference)

• Mayo Clinic Complete Book of Pregnancy & Baby's First Year (reference)

• Mayo Clinic Family Health Book: The Ultimate Home Medical Reference (reference)

• Mayo Clinic Guide to Self-Care: Answers for Everyday Health Problems (reference)

• The Clinic (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Coding Clinic For Icd-9-cm (reference)

• Icd-9-cm For Medical Office & Clinic - Volumes 1 & 2 (reference)

• Aha Coding Clinic For Hcpcs (reference)

• Drug Info Clinic (reference)

• Intervention In School And Clinic (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Health Talks at The Cleveland Clinic Presents - Childhood Asthma and Allergies (reference)

• Advanced Slalom Clinic (reference)

• Slalom Clinic (reference)

• Health Talks at The Cleveland Clinic Presents - Skin Care (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Petty Fraud Clinic [IMPORT] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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A physician is changing the dressing on a patient's neck, while a nurse holds the patient's head. Photo was taken at Public Health Service Tumor Clinic, Marine Hospital, Baltimore. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Shown is a suburban low brown building, with a parking lot, which houses a clinic. See artwork: GR-42. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

CDC clinic located at one time on the second floor of the Rialto Theater Building. Credit: CDC.

Health worker immunizing a young girl at an immunization clinic. Credit: CDC.

WIC clinic counciling in VA. Credit: USDA.

WIC medical clinic screening. Credit: USDA.

Bottle feeding baby at a WIC clinic in VA. Credit: USDA.

Baby at a WIC clinic in VA. Credit: USDA.

Baby at a VA WIC clinic. Credit: USDA.

Tomsk State University, former Faculty Clinic of the Medical Institute (early 20th century), Tomsk, Russia. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540.

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And nevertheless, he who follows the social clinic shakes his head at times

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Health

Surgery is performed in a clinic or hospital. (references)

Also, record the treatments and clinic visits. (references)

Your clinic has a dietitian to help you plan meals. (references)

Business

One U.S.-invested dental clinic has been in operation for 17 months and encountered success in the market. (references)

The clinic has captured a large share of the overseas Chinese out-patient market in Beijing through highly competitive pricing. (references)

One busy dental clinic reports that a recent survey revealed that 60% of patients came through referrals from friends and relatives. (references)

Children

Turkmenistan

The psychological hospital in Bekrova and the psychological clinic in Gok Tepe were closed in 2000. In 2000 a psychiatric hospital opened in Dashoguz for those in need of in-patient care. (references)

Civil Liberties

Pakistan

The mob destroyed the clinic and looted and burned Nawaz's home. (references)

Pakistan

Nawaz, a doctor, reportedly intended to build a free clinic next to his home. (references)

Economic History

Bahrain

There is a fee, USD 10, for expatriates attending an emergency clinic in a government hospital. (references)

Uae

In 2001, the MOH announced that it will privatize Al Mafraq Hospital, with the Cleveland Clinic contracted to conduct an assessment of the facility. (references)

Ireland

Companies engage in manufacturing, marketing, contract R&D and clinic trials and produce both bulk and finished pharmaceuticals in the form of generic and branded products. (references)

Human Rights

Yemen

She was transported to a clinic, but died as a result of complications during childbirth. (references)

Uganda

In 1999 the Law Development Center established a legal aid clinic to address cases involving children and those accused of petty crimes. (references)

China

After operating for 7 years, an illegal sex determination clinic was exposed in 2000 when an outraged citizen called the Liaoyang City mayor's hot line. (references)

Minorities

Croatia

Two clinic staff members were disciplined. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

In March 1999, the High Court ordered the Ministry of Health to provide within 2 months six permanent health clinics to serve the unrecognized villages; only one clinic had been built by year's end. (references)

Croatia

In February a Romani newborn died during childbirth after the Cakovec outpatient clinic (in Medjumorje county, where 7 percent of the population is Roma) failed to send an ambulance in response to the mother's calls. (references)

Travel

Indonesia

Note: New clinic operated by an experienced Australian health care company. (references)

Indonesia

If vomiting makes it impossible to adequately rehydrate, visit a clinic immediately. (references)

Azerbaijan

A handful of clinics offer Western-standard medical care, including International SOS, the Turkish-American Medical Clinic, and MediClub. (references)

Women

New Zealand

To address FGM, during the year, the Government sponsored public awareness campaigns, a child protection network, and a special clinic at the country's largest women's hospital. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "clinic": antenatal clinic ♦ baseball clinic ♦ basketball clinic ♦ birth control clinic ♦ Child Guidance Clinic ♦ clinic for outpatients ♦ dental clinic ♦ eye clinic ♦ family planning clinic ♦ health clinic ♦ hearing clinic ♦ hockey clinic ♦ hydrophobia clinic ♦ medical clinic ♦ obstetrical clinic ♦ outpatient clinic ♦ reading clinic ♦ Rh clinic ♦ tuberculosis clinic ♦ women's clinic. Additional references.

Beginning with "clinic": clinic-based, clinic-operating, clinic-referred.

Ending with "clinic": hospital-clinic, non-clinic.

Afrikaans

kliniek. (various references)

Albanian

klinikë. (various references)

Arabic 

‏مستوصف (dispensary), ‏عيادة (office, practice, sickbay), ‏صف يتلقى درسافي الطب السريري, ‏الطب السريري. (various references)

Bulgarian 

клинично обучение, клиника. (various references)

Chinese 

門診室 (outpatient department), 醫務所 , 醫務室 , 诊所, 診所 . (various references)

Czech

sanatorium (nursing home, sanatorium, sanitarium), oddìlení (compartment, department, desk, detachment, disjunction, division, section, segregation, separation, unit), klinika. (various references)

Danish

sygehus (hospital, hospital clinic, hospital institution, infirmary), klinik (clinical medicine, hospital, hospital clinic, hospital institution), hospital (hospital). (various references)

Dutch

kliniek (hospital, hospital clinic, hospital institution). (various references)

Esperanto

kliniko. (various references)

Farsi 

مطب (Policlinic), درمانگاه (Infirmary), بیمارستان (Hospital), بالین (Bedside, Pillow). (various references)

Finnish

klinikka (hospital). (various references)

French

clinique (clinical). (various references)

Frisian

klinyk. (various references)

German

klinik (hospital), krankenhaus (hospital, infirmary). (various references)

Greek 

κλινική (clinical medicine, hospital, hospital clinic, hospital institution). (various references)

Hebrew 

מרפאה (polyclinic, sick bay), קליניקה. (various references)

Hungarian

klinika. (various references)

Indonesian

rumah sakit (asylum, hospital, infirmary). (various references)

Italian

clinica (hospital). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

臨床講義 (clinical lecture), 診療所 , 医院 (dispensary, doctor's office), クリーム色 (Christian, Christian Dior, Christian name, Christian Science Monitor, Christiania, Christmas, Christmas cake, Christmas card, Christmas carol, Christmas concert, Christmas Eve, Christmas present, Christmas tree, clean, clean energy, clean float, clean heater, clean hit, clean rice, clean room, clean up, cleanup trio, clear, clear lacquer, clearance, clearance sale, cleaver, click, clinometer, clip, clipper, clipping, clitoris, cream, create, creation, creative, creative agency, creative group, creativity, creator, creole, cricket, crinoline, critic, critical, criticism, critique, crystal, crystal glass, EDTV, Extended Definition Television, Kripke, Kristiania, vented heater). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しんりょうしょ, しんりょうじょ, いいん (committee member, dispensary, doctor, doctor's office, medical staff), りんしょうこうぎ (clinical lecture), クリニック . (various references)

Korean 

진료소. (various references)

Manx

scoill lheeys, lheelann (dispensary). (various references)

Papiamen

klínika. (various references)

Pig Latin

inicclay.(various references)

Portuguese

clínica (medicine, nursing home, practice). (various references)

Romanian

clinicã. (various references)

Russian 

клиника клинический, клиника, амбулатория (dispensary). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

savetovalište, klinika. (various references)

Spanish

clínica (medical clinic, surgery). (various references)

Swedish

klinik (hospital). (various references)

Thai

คลินิก. (various references)

Turkish

muayenehane (consulting room, surgery), klinik (clinical, institute, nursing home), klíník, belirti (evidence, foretoken, glimpse, impression, indication, Mark, note, prognostic, prognostication, sign, spark, spark of, stamp, strain, streak, symptom, tinge, token, trace), çözüm toplantısı. (various references)

Turkmen 

klinika (r). (various references)

Ukrainian

клініка, лікарня (hospital), приватна лікарня, поліклініка (policlinic, polyclinic). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự thực hành ở buồng bệnh. (various references)

clinicus, medicina, medicinam. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "clinic": clinical, clinically, clinician, clinicians, clinicopathologic, clinicopathological, clinicopathologically, clinics. (additional references)

Words ending with "clinic": aclinic, monoclinic, polyclinic, triclinic. (additional references)

Words containing "clinic": nonclinical, polyclinics, preclinical, subclinical, subclinically. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Clinic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: calonic, cinic, ci'niib, clii, clinck, clinec, clinica, clitic, clonic, Clunie, Clunio, clviii, clxiii, collonic, Culwiniac, cxliii, Kilimnik, klinik, linic, Oleinik, Oleynik, ullinish. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: lin, nil.

-4 letters: in, li.

+1 letter: aclinic, clinics, colicin.

+2 letters: circling, clicking, clinical, colicine, colicins, culicine, enclitic, glucinic, iconical, nickelic, nuclidic.

+3 letters: anaclitic, bicycling, caecilian, calcimine, calcining, clinching, clinician, clonicity, colicines, conciliar, culicines, cyclizing, cylindric, enclitics, licencing, niccolite, triclinic, vaccinial.

+4 letters: acclaiming, caecilians, calcifying, calcimined, calcimines, calcinosis, calcitonin, canaliculi, chinchilla, clinically, clinicians, colchicine, conciliate, curlicuing, encircling, iconically, indelicacy, leucocidin, lincomycin, microcline, monoclinic, niccolites, polyclinic, recircling, uncritical, unicyclist.