as in professional
having or showing a lack of emotion or interest
She spoke to the patient's family in a clinical tone.
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Asatryan has worked in clinical, research and public health settings.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The 29-year-old computer scientist creates software for a health care start-up that records and summarizes patient visits for doctors, freeing them from hours spent typing up clinical notes.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
This, Chelsea’s most toothless display of the season, did more than even his most clinical performances to highlight the undeniable value of Jackson as a No 9.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Hemorrhagic stroke is treated differently and will depend on the clinical circumstances.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The 29-year-old computer scientist creates software for a health care start-up that records and summarizes patient visits for doctors, freeing them from hours spent typing up clinical notes.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
This, Chelsea’s most toothless display of the season, did more than even his most clinical performances to highlight the undeniable value of Jackson as a No 9.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Hemorrhagic stroke is treated differently and will depend on the clinical circumstances.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clinical
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“Clinical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinical. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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