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Clinic

Meaning in medicine, with examples

/ˈklɪnɪk/nounCore term

In medicine, clinic means: A session or place where outpatients are seen by appointment, usually by doctors from one specialty, without staying in hospital.

In Turkish: poliklinik, ayaktan tedavi birimi

How it is used

Doctors say 'I'm in clinic this afternoon', 'see her in clinic' and 'clinic letter'. Clinics are named by specialty or purpose: diabetes clinic, fracture clinic, antenatal clinic. A private clinic can also be a small medical centre.

Example sentences

  1. We'll see you in clinic in six weeks with the results.

  2. The diabetes clinic runs every Tuesday morning.

Common collocations

  • outpatient clinic
  • in clinic
  • clinic letter
  • fracture clinic
  • clinic appointment
  • outpatientA patient who visits a hospital or clinic for an appointment, test or treatment without staying overnight; also used as an adjective for this kind of care.
  • appointmentAn arranged time to see a doctor, nurse or other health worker, for example at a clinic or a GP practice.
  • specialistA doctor who has trained for several more years in one area of medicine, such as cardiology, neurology or orthopaedics.
  • follow-upA later appointment or check to see how a patient is doing after treatment, a test result or a hospital stay.

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