n.
- a place where specialized medical treatment or advice is given.
▸chiefly Brit. an occasion when medical treatment or advice is given.
▸a gathering at a hospital bedside for the teaching of medicine or surgery.
- a conference or short course on a particular subject:
a drum clinic.
Etymology
C19 (earlier (C18) as clinical): from Fr. clinique, from Gk klinikē (tekhnē) ‘bedside (art)’, from klinē ‘bed’.