Meaning & use
clinical
Relating to the direct observation and treatment of patients, or coldly objective and detached.
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The clinical trial tested the new drug on volunteers over six months.
His clinical response to the tragic news surprised everyone in the room.
A note on using this word
Clinical describes actual medical practice, but figuratively it can criticize someone's manner as emotionally cold or overly analytical.
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Words with an opposite meaning
emotionalwarm
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