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clinic
types of clinic
a health/medical clinic
• Test results from a health clinic are available in about three weeks.
a hospital clinic
• You can be tested for infection at a special hospital clinic.
a family planning clinic
(= giving advice about how to prevent pregnancy )
• There are family planning clinics all over the country.
an antenatal clinic
British English (= giving medical care to pregnant women )
• The staff at the antenatal clinic will give you the results of your blood test.
a fertility clinic
(= helping people to become pregnant )
• We scheduled an appointment at the fertility clinic.
a dental clinic
(= treating problems with teeth )
• a specialist dental clinic
an outpatient clinic
(= for someone who does not need to stay in hospital )
• There's an outpatient clinic for people with diabetes.
a private clinic
(= not paid for by the government )
• Fees at private clinics are usually very high.
a local clinic
• She's involved in health care education at a local clinic.
verbs
go to a clinic
( also attend a clinic formal )
• Pregnant women should attend an antenatal clinic at least once a month.
hold a clinic
(= arrange for a clinic to take place )
• The hospital holds vaccination clinics once a fortnight.
clinic + NOUN
clinic staff
• Clinic staff are hopeful that Stephen will make a full recovery.
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noun ADJ. hospital | health | special | private | outpatient | abortion, antenatal, birth control, family planning, fertility/infertility, maternity | breast, eye, etc. | diabetic, psychiatric, etc. VERB + CLINIC attend, go to | hold The surgery holds a baby clinic every Wednesday afternoon. | be treated at She is being treated at a special diabetic clinic. PREP. at a/the~ He was treated at the hospital's eye clinic. | in a/the~ She works in a birth control clinic. | ~ for a clinic for asthma sufferers
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