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clinic
noun
a
place
where
people
go
to
get
medical
advice
and
treatment
without
staying
overnight
•
Marta
visited
the
clinic
to
have
her
sore
throat
checked
.
Marta
visited
the
clinic
to
have
her
sore
throat
checked
.
•
The
small
town
opened
a
free
clinic
for
families
who
cannot
afford
hospital
fees
.
The
small
town
opened
a
free
clinic
for
families
who
cannot
afford
hospital
fees
.
From
French
clinique
,
from
Latin
clinicus
“
bedridden
,
relating
to
a
hospital
bed
,”
from
Greek
klinikós
,
from
klínē
“
bed
,
couch
.”
Originally
referring
to
bedside
teaching
of
medicine
.
noun
a
short
class
or
workshop
where
an
expert
teaches
people
practical
skills
,
especially
in
sport
or
music
•
The
guitarist
held
a
two-hour
clinic
on
finger-picking
techniques
.
The
guitarist
held
a
two-hour
clinic
on
finger-picking
techniques
.
•
Our
basketball
coach
invited
a
professional
player
to
run
a
skills
clinic
this
weekend
.
Our
basketball
coach
invited
a
professional
player
to
run
a
skills
clinic
this
weekend
.
Extension
of
the
medical
sense
:
by
analogy
,
a
place
or
session
where
an
expert
‘
treats
’
problems
in
technique
.
noun
an
outstanding
display
of
skill
that
shows
exactly
how
something
should
be
done
,
especially
in
sports
•
The
striker
put
on
a
shooting
clinic
and
scored
four
goals
in
one
half
.
The
striker
put
on
a
shooting
clinic
and
scored
four
goals
in
one
half
.
•
The
chef
gave
a
plating
clinic
during
the
televised
contest
,
arranging
each
dish
perfectly
.
The
chef
gave
a
plating
clinic
during
the
televised
contest
,
arranging
each
dish
perfectly
.
Metaphorical
use
of
sense
“
skill-teaching
session
,”
meaning
the
performer
’
s
excellence
teaches
spectators
as
if
in
a
lesson
.
clinical
adjective
-
clinical
connected
with
examining
and
treating
sick
people
,
or
with
medical
research
involving
patients
.
•
The
doctor
used
her
clinical
experience
to
diagnose
the
rare
disease
quickly
.
The
doctor
used
her
clinical
experience
to
diagnose
the
rare
disease
quickly
.
•
During
his
residency
,
Mark
spent
long
nights
gathering
clinical
data
from
patients
in
the
intensive
care
unit
.
During
his
residency
,
Mark
spent
long
nights
gathering
clinical
data
from
patients
in
the
intensive
care
unit
.
From
clinic
+
-al
,
originally
relating
to
bedside
teaching
of
medicine
in
the
early
19th
century
.
adjective
-
clinical
showing
no
emotion
;
coldly
objective
and
analytical
.
•
She
gave
a
clinical
description
of
the
accident
,
focusing
only
on
the
facts
.
She
gave
a
clinical
description
of
the
accident
,
focusing
only
on
the
facts
.
•
His
voice
was
so
clinical
that
it
made
the
bad
news
feel
even
harsher
.
His
voice
was
so
clinical
that
it
made
the
bad
news
feel
even
harsher
.
adjective
-
clinical
efficiently
achieving
a
desired
result
with
decisive
accuracy
and
no
unnecessary
effort
.
•
The
striker's
clinical
finish
secured
the
team's
victory
in
the
final
minutes
.
The
striker's
clinical
finish
secured
the
team's
victory
in
the
final
minutes
.
•
With
clinical
precision
,
the
chef
chopped
the
vegetables
into
perfect
cubes
.
With
clinical
precision
,
the
chef
chopped
the
vegetables
into
perfect
cubes
.
