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clin·ic
n 1 a : a session or class of medical instruction in a hospital held at the bedside of patients serving as case studies b : a group of selected patients presented with discussion before doctors (as at a convention) for purposes of instruction 2 a : an institution connected with a hospital or medical school where diagnosis and treatment are made available to outpatients b : a form of group practice in which several physicians (as specialists) work in cooperative association .
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