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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”) + English clinic.
Noun
policlinic (plural policlinics)
- (US, medicine, very rare) An outpatient clinic, especially of a hospital.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with polyclinic.
- Absent from most British dictionaries (including Longman, Collins, and Oxford Online), this term is used (though only rarely) by US medical professionals for the outpatient clinic or outpatient department of a European hospital.
Translations
outpatient clinic, especially of a hospital
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French policlinique.
Adjective
policlinic m or n (feminine singular policlinică, masculine plural policlinici, feminine and neuter plural policlinice)
- outpatient clinic, dispensary, policlinic
Declension