clinical

«clinical» in Mova's school dictionary: to do with treating patients in hospitals or clinics: «a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (clinical, more clinical, most clinical)

meaning for a pupil

1) Clinical means to do with treating patients in hospitals or clinics: «a clinical trial». tree →

2) Clinical means cold, very clean and plain, without warmth: «The room looked clinical». tree →

3) Clinical means calm, efficient and without feeling: «a clinical finish» in football. tree →

4) (medical) Clinical depression is a serious illness diagnosed by a doctor. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and news «clinical trials» test whether new medicines are safe. In sports reports a «clinical» striker scores without wasting chances. In descriptions, a clinical room is bare and white. Phrases: clinical trial, clinical finish, clinically proven.

examples

• The medicine is being tested in clinical trials. tree →
• The striker gave a clinical finish to win the game. tree →
• The white room looked cold and clinical. tree →
• Doctors and nurses do clinical work. tree →
• He spoke in a clinical voice with no feeling. tree →
• This cream is clinically proven to help dry skin. tree →

note

Adverb «clinically». «Clinically proven» in adverts should still be checked. From «clinic».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «clinical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.