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As a noun, clinic means a medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
Meanings of clinic
11 meaningsnoun
A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
medicineA hospital session to diagnose or treat patients.
A group practice of several physicians or other health professionals.
A meeting for the diagnosis of problems, or training, on a particular subject.
“A local community group will be holding a legal clinic where low-income residents can consult a lawyer for free.”
A temporary office arranged on a regular basis to allow politicians to meet their constituents.
wrestlingA series of workouts used to build skills of practitioners regardless of team affiliation.
A medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
A healthcare facility for outpatient care
Older and rare meanings (3)
medicineobsoleteA school, or class, in which medicine or surgery is taught by examining and treating patients in the presence of the pupils.
obsoleteA bed-ridden person
obsoleteSomene who receives baptism on a sickbed.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).