[clin.ic] n [F clinique, fr. Gk klinike medical practice at the sickbed, fr. fem. of klinikos of a bed, fr. kline bed, fr. klinein to lean, recline--more at lean] (ca. 1843) 1: a class of medical instruction in which patients are examined and discussed
2: a group meeting devoted to the analysis and solution of concrete problems or to the acquiring of specific skills or knowledge "writing ~s" "golf ~s" 3 a: a facility (as of a hospital) for diagnosis and treatment of outpatients b: a group practice in which several physicians work cooperatively