clinical

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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Recent Examples of clinical Those include pulmonary renal, clinical decision, mother and baby, orthopedics, general surgery, medical telemetry, oncology, labor delivery and emergency unit. Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024 First, menopause is a clinical diagnosis that’s made when someone has not had a period in the prior 12 months. Katia Hetter, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 Hospitals need to develop comprehensive training programs that focus on the effective use of AI tools in clinical decision making. Bhushan Jayeshkumar Patel, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Drug dealers use fentanyl as a cheap way to amp up the power of other drugs, Tom Doub, chief clinical and compliance officer at addiction treatment company American Addiction Centers, previously told The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clinical 

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“Clinical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinical. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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