No. 1,273 in French
clinique
A medical facility for specialized treatment or consultation.
In a sentence
Marie travaille dans une clinique où elle aide les patients.
Marie works in a clinic where she helps patients.
In this sentence, 'clinique' refers to a medical facility providing health care services.
Le docteur a donné son avis clinique sur le cas du patient.
The doctor gave his clinical opinion on the patient's case.
Here, 'clinique' is used as an adjective meaning 'clinical', referring to professional medical analysis.
Cette entreprise a adopté une stratégie clinique pour analyser les résultats.
This company adopted a clinical strategy to analyze the results.
In this context, 'clinique' as an adjective conveys a metaphorical use, describing a meticulous and unemotional approach.
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