clinic

Definition

  • noun: a place where people get medical help
  • noun: a class of medical instruction in which patients are examined and discussed
  • synonyms: va hospital, x ray, asylum

Examples

  • The hospital is holding/having a pain 'clinic' on Tuesday night for anyone interested in learning how to deal with chronic pain.

  • The quarterback really 'put on a clinic' in the second half, throwing four touchdown passes.

  • A legal 'clinic' in the city provides poor families with advice on legal matters.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Straight to the point. You were an agent of an organization that monitors aliens on Earth. We're the Men in Black. We have a situation. We need your help. There is a free mental health clinic on the corner of Lilac. - Next. - Excuse me. - Twenty Rugrats stamps. - Elizabeth. (..)
    2002 Men in Black II