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clinical +‎ -ly

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clinically (comparative more clinically, superlative most clinically)

  1. In a clinical manner: dispassionately or analytically.
  2. In the setting of a medical clinic; in a clinical setting; (of a health condition) to a degree high enough to be relevant to clinical practice.
    Antonym: nonclinically
    Coordinate term: subclinically
    clinically apparent
    Hypokalemia may manifest clinically as fatigue and muscle cramping.
    Mild electrolyte disturbances are usually not clinically apparent, but if they worsen, symptoms begin.
  3. At a person's bedside.
    a person baptised clinically

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