clinical

adjective

/ˈklɪnɪkl/

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[only before noun] relating to the examination and treatment of patients and their illnesses
- clinical research (= done on patients, not just considering theory)
- clinical training (= the part of a doctor’s training done in a hospital)
- clinical trials of a drug
- She regarded her patients from a purely clinical standpoint.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- purely
- almost
preposition
- about
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(disapproving) cold and calm and without feeling or sympathy
- He watched her suffering with clinical detachment.
- How can you be so cold and clinical about your son’s accident?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- purely
- almost
preposition
- about
See full entry
(disapproving) (of a room, building, etc.) very plain; without decoration
- Everything in the nursery was white and clinical and there were no pictures on the walls.

Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Greek klinikē ‘bedside’, from klinē ‘bed’. + -al.

单词	clinical
释义	clinical adjective /ˈklɪnɪkl/ /ˈklɪnɪkl/ jump to other results [only before noun] relating to the examination and treatment of patients and their illnesses clinical research (= done on patients, not just considering theory) clinical training (= the part of a doctor’s training done in a hospital) clinical trials of a drug She regarded her patients from a purely clinical standpoint. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb purely almost preposition about See full entry (disapproving) cold and calm and without feeling or sympathy He watched her suffering with clinical detachment. How can you be so cold and clinical about your son’s accident? Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb purely almost preposition about See full entry (disapproving) (of a room, building, etc.) very plain; without decoration Everything in the nursery was white and clinical and there were no pictures on the walls. Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Greek klinikē ‘bedside’, from klinē ‘bed’. + -al.
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