- a building or part of a hospital where people can go for special medical treatment or advice
- He was treated at the hospital's eye clinic.
- The patient then returns to the outpatient clinic two weeks later.
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcareb2- She is being treated at a diabetic clinic.
- I work in a a family planning clinic.
- The crash victims were all treated in a local clinic.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hospital
- health
- medical
- …
- attend
- go to
- visit
- …
- specialize in something
- offer
- provide
- …
- doctor
- nurse
- staff
- …
- at a/the clinic
- in a/the clinic
- clinic for
- …
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- (especially British English) a period of time during which doctors give special medical treatment or advice
- The antenatal clinic is on Wednesdays.
- Doctors held a special clinic to talk to worried parents after a child at the school died of meningitis.
Extra Examples- The surgery holds a baby clinic every Wednesday afternoon.
- We operate free rural health clinics.
- a clinic for people with asthma
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hospital
- health
- medical
- …
- attend
- go to
- visit
- …
- specialize in something
- offer
- provide
- …
- doctor
- nurse
- staff
- …
- at a/the clinic
- in a/the clinic
- clinic for
- …
- (especially British English) a private hospital or one that treats health problems of a particular kind
- He is being treated at the London clinic.
- a rehabilitation clinic for people with alcoholism
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcareb2- She was ordered to attend a drug rehabilitation clinic.
- He is being treated at a clinic in Harley Street.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hospital
- health
- medical
- …
- attend
- go to
- visit
- …
- specialize in something
- offer
- provide
- …
- doctor
- nurse
- staff
- …
- at a/the clinic
- in a/the clinic
- clinic for
- …
- (North American English) a building shared by a group of doctors who work togetherTopics Buildingsb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- hospital
- health
- medical
- …
- attend
- go to
- visit
- …
- specialize in something
- offer
- provide
- …
- doctor
- nurse
- staff
- …
- at a/the clinic
- in a/the clinic
- clinic for
- …
- an occasion in a hospital when medical students learn by watching a specialist examine and treat patientsOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- hospital
- health
- medical
- …
- attend
- go to
- visit
- …
- specialize in something
- offer
- provide
- …
- doctor
- nurse
- staff
- …
- at a/the clinic
- in a/the clinic
- clinic for
- …
- an occasion at which a professional person, especially a sportsman or sportswoman gives advice and training
- a coaching clinic for young tennis players
- The boxing clinic aims to provide talented boxers with help to further their careers.
Word Originmid 19th cent. (in the sense ‘teaching of medicine at the bedside’): from French clinique, from Greek klinikē (tekhnē) ‘bedside (art)’, from klinē ‘bed’.
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