| 释义 |
clin·ic
\ˈklinik, -nēk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French clinique, from Greek klinikē medical practice at the sickbed, from klinikos physician who attends bedridden patients, from klinikos, adjective, of a bed, from klinē bed, from klinein to lean, recline — more at lean
1.
a. : a session or class of medical instruction in a hospital held at the bedside of patients serving as case studies
b. : a group of selected patients presented with discussion before doctors (as at a convention) for purposes of instruction
2. : a class, session, or group meeting devoted to the presentation, analysis, and treatment or solution of actual cases and concrete problems in some special field or discipline
< writing clinics for feeble students were established here and there — H.L.Creek >
< holding clinics with businessmen on their troubles — W.B.Barnes >
< a monthly fashion clinic — Time >
3.
a. : an institution connected with a hospital or medical school where diagnosis and treatment are made available to outpatients
b. : a form of group practice in which several physicians (as specialists) work in cooperative association |