policlinic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, city) + English clinic.

Noun[edit]

policlinic (plural policlinics)

  1. (US, medicine, very rare) An outpatient clinic, especially of a hospital.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Not to be confused with polyclinic.
  • Absent from most British dictionaries (including Longman, Collins, and Oxford Online), this term is used (though only rarely) by US medical professionals for the outpatient clinic or outpatient department of a European hospital.

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French policlinique.

Adjective[edit]

policlinic m or n (feminine singular policlinică, masculine plural policlinici, feminine and neuter plural policlinice)

  1. outpatient clinic, dispensary, policlinic

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