clin‧ic /ˈklɪnɪk/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: clinique, from Greek klinike 'medical practice by the bed', from kline 'bed']

1. a place, often in a hospital, where medical treatment is given to people who do not need to stay in the hospital
dental/family planning/antenatal etc clinic
women attending an antenatal clinic
an appointment at an outpatient clinic (=clinic for someone who does not need to stay in a hospital)

2. especially British English a period of time during which doctors give treatment or advice to people with particular health problems:
The baby clinic is held on Monday afternoons.

3. a meeting during which a professional person gives advice or help to people:
an MP’s clinic
a free clinic on caring for roses

4. American English a place where medical treatment is given at a low cost:
the doctors who volunteer at the inner-city clinic

5. American English a group of doctors who work together and share the same offices Synonym : practice

6. an occasion when medical students are taught how to decide what illness a patient has and how to treat it

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

clinic
noun
ADJ. hospital | health | special | private | outpatient | abortion, antenatal, birth control, family planning, fertility/infertility, maternity | breast, eye, etc. | diabetic, psychiatric, etc.
VERB + CLINIC attend, go to | hold The surgery holds a baby clinic every Wednesday afternoon.
be treated at She is being treated at a special diabetic clinic.
PREP. at a/the~ He was treated at the hospital's eye clinic.
in a/the~ She works in a birth control clinic.
~ for a clinic for asthma sufferers

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

clinic

a health/medical clinic
Test results from a health clinic are available in about three weeks.
a hospital clinic
You can be tested for infection at a special hospital clinic.
a family planning clinic (=giving advice about how to prevent pregnancy)
There are family planning clinics all over the country.
an antenatal clinic British English (=giving medical care to pregnant women)
The staff at the antenatal clinic will give you the results of your blood test.
a fertility clinic (=helping people to become pregnant)
We scheduled an appointment at the fertility clinic.
a dental clinic (=treating problems with teeth)
a specialist dental clinic
an outpatient clinic (=for someone who does not need to stay in hospital)
There's an outpatient clinic for people with diabetes.
a private clinic (=not paid for by the government)
Fees at private clinics are usually very high.
a local clinic
She's involved in health care education at a local clinic.
go to a clinic (also attend a clinic formal)
Pregnant women should attend an antenatal clinic at least once a month.
hold a clinic (=arrange for a clinic to take place)
The hospital holds vaccination clinics once a fortnight.
clinic staff
Clinic staff are hopeful that Stephen will make a full recovery.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hospital a large building where sick or injured people receive medical treatment:
He was taken by ambulance to the local hospital.
the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford
a mental hospital
medical center American English a large hospital, which often has many different departments, including areas for research:
a discovery by doctors at the New England Medical Center
clinic a place, often in a hospital, where medical treatment and advice is given to people who do not need to stay in a hospital:
a family-planning clinic (=which gives people help and advice about birth control)
a special clinic for people with drug and alcohol problems
hospice a special hospital for people who are dying:
They are hoping to raise funds to build a hospice for sick and dying children.
nursing home/old people's home (also home) a place where people who are old and ill can live and be looked after, by nurses:
She doesn't want to end up in a nursing home.
sanatorium a place where people recovering after a long illness were sent in the past, so that they could rest and receive special care:
He was sent to a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps.
A&E/casualty British English, emergency room/ER American English the part of a hospital where people who are injured or who need urgent treatment are brought:
A&E waiting times have gone down.
A 33-year-old man was brought to the emergency room in a coma.
operating theatre British English, operating room American English a room in a hospital where operations are done:
Mrs Barnett was in the operating theatre for 11 hours while the transplant was carried out.
intensive care the part of a hospital where people who are very seriously ill or badly injured are cared for:
Mr Dye is in intensive care with head injuries.
unit part of a hospital where a particular kind of treatment is carried out:
the burns unit
the fertility unit
ward a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay:
the women's ward
She works as a nurse on a busy hospital ward.

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