1
: a class of medical instruction in which patients are examined and discussed
2
: a group meeting devoted to the analysis and solution of concrete problems or to the acquiring of specific skills or knowledge
writing clinics
golf clinics
3
a
: a facility (as of a hospital) for diagnosis and treatment of outpatients
b
: a group practice in which several physicians work cooperatively
4
: a facility that offers professional services or consultation usually at discounted rates
a legal clinic
5
: an exemplary display or performance
put on a clinic in the tournament
1
: inclining : dipping
2
: having (so many) oblique intersections of the axes
triclinic
Examples of clinic in a Sentence
Noun
The clinic is offering free screening for diabetes.
He checked into a drug rehab clinic.
The hospital is holding a pain clinic on Tuesday night for anyone interested in learning how to deal with chronic pain.
A local club is giving a fishing clinic on Saturday.
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Monica Corcoran Harel, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The black lung clinic at Stone Mountain Health Services in southwestern Virginia has diagnosed 75 new cases of progressive massive fibrosis in the past year, according to its medical director, Drew Harris.
—Taylor Sisk, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Nura Pain Clinics, a subsidiary of the Capitol Pain Institute family of practices, announced the opening of a clinic at 707 Bielenberg Drive, Suite 108, Woodbury.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Semler sued in federal court in Orlando in 2019, alleging the clinic had made 49 clones of Milly without permission to make money off the diminutive dog’s DNA.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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Noun
La Quinta Resort & Club in the desert offers junior pickleball clinics, along with massages and facials for tweens and teens up to age 15.
—Monica Corcoran Harel, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The black lung clinic at Stone Mountain Health Services in southwestern Virginia has diagnosed 75 new cases of progressive massive fibrosis in the past year, according to its medical director, Drew Harris.
—Taylor Sisk, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Nura Pain Clinics, a subsidiary of the Capitol Pain Institute family of practices, announced the opening of a clinic at 707 Bielenberg Drive, Suite 108, Woodbury.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Semler sued in federal court in Orlando in 2019, alleging the clinic had made 49 clones of Milly without permission to make money off the diminutive dog’s DNA.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for clinic
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“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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clinic
noun
clin·ic
ˈklin-ik 
1
: a class of medical instruction in which patients are examined and discussed
2
: a group meeting for teaching a certain skill and working on individual problems
a reading clinic
3
: a place for the treatment of people needing medical help who do not stay overnight
Medical Definition
clinic
noun
clin·ic
ˈklin-ik
1
a
: a session or class of medical instruction in a hospital held at the bedside of patients serving as case studies
b
: a group of selected patients presented with discussion before doctors (as at a convention) for purposes of instruction
2
a
: an institution connected with a hospital or medical school where diagnosis and treatment are made available to outpatients
b
: a form of group practice in which several physicians (as specialists) work in cooperative association
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