clinical
adjective
clin·i·cal
ˈkli-ni-kəl 
1
: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: such as
a
: involving direct observation of the patient
clinical diagnosis
b
: based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms
clinical treatment
clinical tuberculosis
2
: analytical or coolly dispassionate
describing the situation with clinical detachment
3
US, informal
: done or performed with excellence and precision : exemplary
In the meantime Bryant … continued his clinical shooting, which has allowed him to more than double his scoring average …—
Alexander Wolff
Alexander WolffExamples of clinical in a Sentence
Both experimental and clinical evidence show that the treatment is effective.
She enjoys her clinical practice but is looking forward to working in a laboratory.
Three hundred patients were involved in the clinical study.
Recent Examples on the Web
Working in tandem in this ultra-concentrated plumping serum, the ingredients effectively quench thirsty skin for long-lasting intense hydration, according to the brand’s clinical studies.
—Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2024
The inspectors’ latest trek, in February, yielded the usual matrices of readings and measurements, couched in the clinical language of a U.N. nuclear watchdog report.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
According to the Cleveland Clinic, ear barotrauma, as it’s also called in clinical terms, is the most common form of barotraumas, which are medical conditions that occur when your body experiences a sudden or large shift in water or air pressure.
—Blane Bachelor, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
Even with over-the-counter ibuprofen, doctors will sometimes advise patients to take up to 3,200 milligrams per day for a short period — up to a week or two — because the anti-inflammatory effects are better at higher doses, said Lauren Haggerty, a clinical pharmacist at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
Of those, 63% were converted to regular approval even though only 43% demonstrated a clinical benefit in confirmatory trials.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
In some cases, failure to show clinical benefit didn’t stop the FDA from converting accelerated approvals into full approvals, and the authors note the agency’s conversion decisions have increasingly been based on less stringent evidence of a drug’s benefits.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 7 Apr. 2024
There were further changes in 2021—allowing for a telemedicine clinical visit, and for pharmacies to mail the pills.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
The agency also pushed back on response times as an accurate indicator of performance, and argued that clinical outcomes should be emphasized instead.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2024
The inspectors’ latest trek, in February, yielded the usual matrices of readings and measurements, couched in the clinical language of a U.N. nuclear watchdog report.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
According to the Cleveland Clinic, ear barotrauma, as it’s also called in clinical terms, is the most common form of barotraumas, which are medical conditions that occur when your body experiences a sudden or large shift in water or air pressure.
—Blane Bachelor, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
Even with over-the-counter ibuprofen, doctors will sometimes advise patients to take up to 3,200 milligrams per day for a short period — up to a week or two — because the anti-inflammatory effects are better at higher doses, said Lauren Haggerty, a clinical pharmacist at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
Of those, 63% were converted to regular approval even though only 43% demonstrated a clinical benefit in confirmatory trials.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
In some cases, failure to show clinical benefit didn’t stop the FDA from converting accelerated approvals into full approvals, and the authors note the agency’s conversion decisions have increasingly been based on less stringent evidence of a drug’s benefits.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 7 Apr. 2024
There were further changes in 2021—allowing for a telemedicine clinical visit, and for pharmacies to mail the pills.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
The agency also pushed back on response times as an accurate indicator of performance, and argued that clinical outcomes should be emphasized instead.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
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clinical
adjective
clin·i·cal
ˈklin-i-kəl
1
: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic
clinical examination
2
: involving or based on direct observation of the patient
clinical studies
Medical Definition
clinical
adjective
clin·i·cal
ˈklin-i-kəl
: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: as
a
: involving or concerned with the direct observation and treatment of living patients
engaged in full-time clinical practice
clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology
b
: of, relating to, based on, or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms of disease
the clinical picture on admission was that of mild depression in an extremely rigid personality—Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitationthree of these six foods were actually the cause of symptoms, and upon their elimination, clinical cure was effected—Journal of Pediatrics
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