Nonclinical

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not clinical, as:; Medical but not clinical in the sense of clinical medicine, being instead, for example, radiological, histopathological, surgical, or laboratorial. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Not clinical, as:; Not medical, being instead lay in nature, or at most paramedical. not-comparable

    "helping people to learn about first aid from a nonclinical viewpoint"

  3. 3
    Not clinical, as:; Lacking clinical objectivity; subjective; emotional. not-comparable

    "Societal approaches to mental illness often clearly reflect a nonclinical bias, as for example with stigmatization or fear."

Example

More examples

"helping people to learn about first aid from a nonclinical viewpoint"

Etymology

From non- + clinical.

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