clinical

1. clinical (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation).

Example: “We are social beings,” Jaime Blandino, a clinical psychologist in Decatur, Georgia, told CNN. “My most extroverted clients are having the hardest time.”

2. clinical (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic.

Example: Medicine is now more often practiced in a clinical setting than in the home.

3. clinical (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Cool and emotionless, in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous or unprofessional way.

4. clinical (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A medical student's session spent in a real-world nursing environment.