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having or showing a lack of emotion or interest
She spoke to the patient's family in a clinical tone.
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The study said adverse side effects and cost were the most common reasons patients stopped the drugs that were documented in clinical notes.
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
The latter is a real clinical diagnosis—the fear of books—but Chihaya takes that only as a starting point.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
The answer is looking more promising every day as exosome research and clinical applications continue to expand.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2025
The hospital, owned by American Health Care Systems and operated by Vista, is also behind on its water bill, owes $1 million in back taxes and owes a slate of clinical providers, vendors, the city of Waukegan and the police department money for services, Banek said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
The latter is a real clinical diagnosis—the fear of books—but Chihaya takes that only as a starting point.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
The answer is looking more promising every day as exosome research and clinical applications continue to expand.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2025
The hospital, owned by American Health Care Systems and operated by Vista, is also behind on its water bill, owes $1 million in back taxes and owes a slate of clinical providers, vendors, the city of Waukegan and the police department money for services, Banek said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Clinical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinical. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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