Nonclinical
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 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 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."
Antonyms
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More examples"helping people to learn about first aid from a nonclinical viewpoint"
Etymology
From non- + clinical.
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