clinic

clinic: noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ hospital

▪ health, medical

▪ private

▪ special (esp. BrE)

▪ specialized, specialty (both AmE)

▪ free, public (both AmE)

▪ outpatient, walk-in

▪ local, rural

▪ ambulatory (AmE), mobile (esp. AmE)

▪ vet, veterinary (both AmE)

▪ abortion, birth-control, family-planning

▪ antenatal (BrE), maternity, prenatal (AmE)

▪ fertility, infertility, IVF

▪ breast, eye, etc.

▪ diabetic, psychiatric, etc.

▪ drug, methadone, rehab (informal), rehabilitation

▪ golf, tennis, etc.

VERB + CLINIC

▪ attend, go to, visit

▪ hold, operate, put on (AmE), run

▪ We operate free rural health clinics.

▪ Holmes put on a boxing clinic (= gave a very good performance) and beat Shavers twelve out of twelve rounds.

▪ staff

▪ The clinic is staffed by volunteers.

▪ be treated at

▪ She is being treated at a diabetic clinic.

CLINIC + VERB

▪ specialize in sth

▪ offer, provide

▪ cater for (BrE), cater to (AmE), serve (esp. AmE)

▪ HIV clinics serving inner-city populations

CLINIC + NOUN

▪ doctor, nurse, staff, worker

▪ appointment

▪ patient

PREPOSITION

▪ at a/the clinic

▪ He was treated at the hospital's eye clinic.

▪ in a/the clinic

▪ She works in a birth-control clinic.

▪ clinic for

▪ a clinic for asthma sufferers

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Clinic — Жанры Рок Инди рок Пост панк Годы 1997 по сей день Страна … Википедия
clinic — CLÍNIC, Ă, clinici, ce, s.f., adj. 1. s.f. Aşezământ spitalicesc sau secţie într un spital în care viitorii medici îşi fac practica la patul bolnavilor, sub îndrumarea profesorilor. 2. s.f. Disciplină medicală al cărei studiu se bazează pe… … Dicționar Român
clinic — [klin′ik] n. [Fr clinique < Gr klinikē ( technē), (practice) at the sickbed < klinikos, of the bed < klinē, bed < klinein, to recline: see LEAN1] 1. the teaching of medicine by examining and treating patients in the presence of… … English World dictionary
clinic — 1620s, from Fr. clinique (17c.), from L. clinicus physician that visits patients in their beds, from Gk. klinike (techne) (practice) at the sickbed, from klinikos of the bed, from kline bed, couch, that on which one lies, from suffixed form of… … Etymology dictionary
Clinic — Clin ic, n. [See {Clinical}.] 1. One confined to the bed by sickness. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) One who receives baptism on a sick bed. [Obs.] Hook. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) a medical facility, often connected with a school or hospital, which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-clinic — suff. 1. Sloping: isoclinic. 2. Having a specified number of oblique axial intersections: triclinic. * * * … Universalium
clinic — [n] medical center dispensary, hospital, infirmary, sick bay, surgery center; concepts 312,439,449 … New thesaurus
clinic — ► NOUN 1) a place where specialized medical treatment or advice is given. 2) a gathering at a hospital bedside for the teaching of medicine or surgery. 3) chiefly N. Amer. a conference or short course on a particular subject. ORIGIN from Greek… … English terms dictionary
Clinic — For other uses, see Clinic (disambiguation). A medpunkt (health care access point) delivers primary health care to the residents of the village of Veliki Vrag in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia … Wikipedia
clinic — /klin ik/, n. 1. a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge. 2. a group of physicians, dentists, or the like, working in cooperation and… … Universalium

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