Clinical

Definition
adjective
(1) Of, pertaining to, relating to, or dealing with a (medical) clinic
(2) Relating to or founded on the actual observation and treatment of patient(s) (in contrast to theoretical)
Supplement
The term clinical pertains to a medical practice, such as observing and treating patients. Examples of usage are the terms: clinical trial and clinical medicine”. Clinical trial is a formal research protocol involving patients. Clinical medicine is the practice of medicine that is based on the direct observation of patients.
Word origin: Late Latin clinicus (a bed-ridden person, one baptized on a sick-bed, a physician), Ancient Greek klinikós (of a bed), from klínē (bed), from klínein (to lean, incline) + –al
See also:

• clinic

Related term(s):

Clinical diagnosis

Clinical trial

Human clinical trial

Clinical anatomy

Clinical nursing research

Clinical nurse specialist

Clinical lethal

Clinical laboratory information systems

Clinical investigator

Clinical disease

Clinical trials

Clinical syndrome

Millon clinical multiaxial inventory test

Clinical chemistry tests

Clinical chemistry

Clinical burden

In clinical parlance

Clinical medicine

Human clinical trials

Clinical endpoint

Clinical conference

Clinical competence

Clinical clerkship

Clinical Neurology

Clinical psychology

Addisons clinical planes