as in professional
having or showing a lack of emotion or interest
She spoke to the patient's family in a clinical tone.
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With a master’s degree in health administration, Kerry had spent most of his career working in clinical and hospital settings, most recently with a tech company focusing on credentialing.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This may well lead to an improvement of the clinical ataxia.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
But as medicine became more institutionalized, birth shifted from the home to the hospital, and the face of maternity care became increasingly male and clinical.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
The whole experience felt almost clinical, like a trip to the doctor.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This may well lead to an improvement of the clinical ataxia.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
But as medicine became more institutionalized, birth shifted from the home to the hospital, and the face of maternity care became increasingly male and clinical.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
The whole experience felt almost clinical, like a trip to the doctor.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Clinical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinical. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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