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clinically

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈklɪnɪkli/

clinically means: Through medical examination or treatment, or to a degree that matters in medical care.

adverb

MEDICAL ASSESSMENTC1

Through medical examination or treatment, or to a degree that matters in medical care.

  • The treatment has been clinically tested.
  • Her symptoms were clinically significant.
  • Doctors found no clinically important difference between the treatments.

Common phrases: clinically significant, clinically proven, clinically depressed

WITHOUT EMOTIONC2

In a calm, careful way that shows no emotion.

  • She described the damage clinically.
  • He clinically examined each mistake in my argument.
  • The interviewer remained clinically detached throughout the conversation.

Similar words: dispassionately, analytically, coldly

Opposites: emotionally

Common phrases: clinically detached, clinically precise, examine something clinically

AT BEDSIDEC2

At the bedside of someone who is ill.

  • The sick man was baptised clinically.
  • A priest baptized the patient clinically before dawn.
  • The old register records that she was baptised clinically.

Common phrases: baptised clinically, baptized clinically

Questions about clinically

What does clinically mean?

Through medical examination or treatment, or to a degree that matters in medical care.

What is clinically in other languages?

Türkçe: klinik olarak · Español: clínicamente · Français: cliniquement · Deutsch: klinisch · Italiano: clinicamente · 日本語: 臨床的に

How do you pronounce clinically?

It is pronounced /ˈklɪnɪkli/.

How do you use clinically in a sentence?

The treatment has been clinically tested. Her symptoms were clinically significant.

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