polyclinic
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪnɪk
Noun
polyclinic (plural polyclinics)
Usage notes
Not to be confused with policlinic, a very rare term (pronounced the same way) not found in most UK dictionaries and only rarely used by US medical professionals for independent outpatient clinics and for outpatient departments of European hospitals (especially originally, an institution in which clinical instruction is given in all kinds of diseases).
Translations
a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated
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References
- “polyclinic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “polyclinic”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “polyclinic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.