OXFORD DICTIONARY
clinical, adj.
1 Med. a of or for the treatment of patients. b taught or learnt at the hospital bedside.
2 dispassionate, coldly detached.
clinical death death judged by observation of a person's condition. clinical medicine medicine dealing with the observation and treatment of patients. clinical thermometer a thermometer with a small range, for taking a person's temperature.
clinically adv.
L clinicus f. Gk klinikos f. kline bed
THESAURUS
clinical
allopathic, chiropodic, chiropractic, dental, exodontic, homeopathic, hydropathic, iatric, medical, naturopathic, neurological, obstetric, orthodontic, orthopedic, osteopathic, pediatric, periodontic, prosthodontic, surgical