clinical
adjective/ˈklɪnɪkəl/
Frequency rank: #2,038 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Relating to the treatment of patients; calm and without emotion.
Example sentence
The doctor maintained her clinical approach during the consultation.
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