clinical
[adjective]
Synonyms: unemotional, analytic, cold, detached, dispassionate, impersonal, objective, scientific

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clin‧i‧cal /ˈklɪnɪkəl/ adjective

1. [only before noun] relating to treating or testing people who are sick:
The drug has undergone extensive clinical trials (=tests to see if it is effective in treating people).
clinical medicine/experience/training etc (=medicine etc that deals directly with people, rather than with research or ideas)
The therapy has helped people with clinical depression (=a strong feeling of sadness, for which you need medical help).

2. relating to a hospital or clinic:
The program gives the students experience in a clinical setting.

3. considering only the facts and not influenced by personal feelings:
A formal marriage agreement sounds clinical, but it can be a good idea.

4. a clinical building or room is very plain and clean, but not attractive or comfortable:
The walls were painted a clinical white.
—clinically /-kli/ adverb:
clinically tested drugs

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clinical
adj.
VERBS be, seem
ADV. purely She regarded her patients from a purely clinical standpoint.
almost He looked at the body with an almost clinical detachment.
PREP. about How can you be so cold and clinical about your son's accident?

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