单词 | clinic |
释义 | clinic (once / 617 pages) 1n 2n A clinic is a doctor's office, particularly one that specializes in one kind of medicine. After you're diagnosed with a broken leg, you may be referred to an orthopedic clinic. Sometimes the word clinic is used when a medical office isn't a hospital or a private doctor's office. Some clinics help patients who don't need to be hospitalized, or have been released from a hospital, but still need specialized care. Other kinds of clinics provide dental care or immunizations. Clinic is from the Latin clinicus, "physician that visits patients in their beds," with the Greek root klinike, "at the sickbed." WORD FAMILYclinic: clinical, clinics+/clinical: clinically, preclinical, subclinical USAGE EXAMPLESA clinic employee invited Mr. Kloski, now 28, to apply for Medicaid. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) In a few seconds the results of a heart test are sent to a specialist clinic in the capital. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) He teaches and practices at the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency, which is based at the UW Neighborhood Northgate Clinic. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists Hypo|Hyper eye clinic a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes medical institution an institution created for the practice of medicine 2n a healthcare facility for outpatient care 2Hypo|Hyper dispensary clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed health facility, healthcare facility, medical building building where medicine is practiced n meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity Hypo|Hyper reading clinic a clinic for people with reading disabilities basketball clinica meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction baseball clinica meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction hockey clinica meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction session a meeting for execution of a group's functions |
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