clinical
/'klinikəl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Scientifically detached; unemotional: Describes an attitude, tone, or perspective that is objective, analytical, and free from personal feelings or bias.
- Relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients: Pertains to the observation, treatment, or study of actual patients in a medical setting, as opposed to theoretical or laboratory-based study.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Scientifically detached):
- The doctor's clinical description of the symptoms was very precise but lacked warmth.
- He analyzed the company's failure with a cold, clinical eye.
- Adjective (Relating to patient observation):
- The new drug is now in its final phase of clinical trials.
- Her clinical experience as a nurse was invaluable during the emergency.
Advanced Usage
- "Clinical detachment": A state of emotional neutrality, especially in a professional context.
- The surgeon maintained a necessary clinical detachment during the complex operation.
- "Clinical diagnosis": A diagnosis based on the observation of symptoms and medical examination of a patient.
- The clinical diagnosis was later confirmed by laboratory tests.
Variants and Related Words
- Clinically (adverb): In a clinical manner.
- She described the event so clinically it was hard to tell she was affected by it.
- Clinical trial (noun phrase): A research study performed on human volunteers to evaluate a medical treatment.
- Clinical psychology (noun phrase): The branch of psychology concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illness.
Synonyms
- Analytical: Using logical reasoning.
- Dispassionate: Not influenced by strong emotion; impartial.
- Objective: Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering facts.
Antonyms
- Emotional: Relating to a person's emotions.
- Subjective: Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
Related Phrases
- To take a clinical view/approach: To consider something in an objective, unemotional way.
- We need to take a clinical approach to this data, without letting our hopes influence the analysis.
Adjective
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scientifically detached; unemotional
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he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony
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relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients
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clinical observation
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clinical case study
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