policlinic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”) + English clinic.
Noun
policlinic (plural policlinics)
Usage notes
- 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.
Further reading
- policlinic in the American Heritage Dictionary
- “policlinic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “policlinic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.