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clinic /clin·ic/ (klin´ik)

1. a clinical lecture; examination of patients before a class of students; instruction at the bedside.

2. an establishment where patients are admitted for study and treatment by a group of physicians practicing medicine together.

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ambulant clinic  one for patients not confined to the bed.

dry clinic  a clinical lecture with case histories, but without patients present.

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clin·ic (klnk)

n.

1. A facility, often associated with a hospital or medical school, that is devoted to the diagnosis and care of outpatients.

2. A medical establishment run by several specialists working in cooperation and sharing the same facilities.

3. A group session offering counsel or instruction in a particular field or activity.

4. A seminar or meeting of physicians and medical students in which medical instruction is conducted in the presence of the patient, as at the bedside.

5. A place where such instruction occurs.

6. A class or lecture of medical instruction conducted in this manner.

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clinic

1. historically—a clinical lecture; examination of patients before a class of students; instruction at the bedside.

2. classically—an establishment where patients are admitted for special study and treatment by a group of physicians practicing medicine together.

3. realistically—is used in most veterinary contexts to describe an establishment conducted by a veterinarian at which patients are examined and treated as outpatients, in contrast to a hospital where patients are admitted for treatment.

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clinic Medical practice A site where Pts are seen on an outpatient basis, either as a first-time visit, or as a follow-up to some form of previous evaluation or therapy. See Ambulatory care, Betty Ford Clinic, Free clinic, Pain clinic, University health clinic Psychiatry A place where Pts are treated for a specific kind of disorder; either medical or mental.