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| clinical |
pertaining to a clinic. [1/3 definitions] |
| detox |
a clinic for detoxification of patients. [1/3 definitions] |
| dispensary |
a public or charitable institution that gives free or low-cost medical aid; clinic. [1/2 definitions] |
| dry out |
(informal) to eliminate alcohol or drugs from one's body, or to terminate the general use of alcohol or drugs, often with the help of a special clinic. [1/3 definitions] |
| infirmary |
a place for the care of the ill or injured, such as a hospital or clinic, or a space devoted to such care in an institutional residence such as a school or camp. |
| outpatient |
one who is being treated at a hospital or clinic but who is not kept there overnight. |
| policlinic |
a department of a hospital in which patients who are able to enter and leave the same day are treated; outpatient clinic. |
| polyclinic |
a clinic or hospital that treats every kind of disease or injury. |
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