clinically

English

Etymology

From clinical +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

clinically (comparative more clinically, superlative most clinically)

1. In a clinical manner: dispassionately or analytically.
2. In the setting of a medical clinic; in a clinical setting; (of a health condition) to a degree high enough to be relevant to clinical practice.

   Antonym: nonclinically

   Coordinate term: subclinically

   clinically apparent

   Hypokalemia may manifest clinically as fatigue and muscle cramping.

   Mild electrolyte disturbances are usually not clinically apparent, but if they worsen, symptoms begin.

3. At a person's bedside.

   a person baptised clinically

Derived terms

• clinically dead
• clinically depressed
• nonclinically
• paraclinically

 

Translations

in the setting of a medical clinic

• Catalan: clínicament
• Finnish: kliinisesti
• French: cliniquement (fr)
• Galician: clinicamente
• Italian: clinicamente (it)
• Portuguese: clinicamente
• Spanish: clínicamente (es)