/ˈklɪnɪk/
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Translation
A small building or part of a hospital where people see a doctor.
Word origin
From Greek kline, a bed; the klinike techne was the art of treating people at the bedside.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- kline
- English cognates
- recline
Grammar
Gender
Pluralclinics
Examples
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A "clinic" is smaller than a hospital and treats lighter problems.
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Clinics often treat one thing, like an eye clinic or a skin clinic.
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You go "to the clinic" and have an appointment "at the clinic".
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