clinical

Definitions

Relating to the observation and treatment of actual patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies.

Efficient and unemotional; coldly detached.

Plain, functional, and lacking in decorative or aesthetic features.

Examples

The patient showed a remarkable improvement after undergoing the new clinical trial.

She maintained a clinical detachment while discussing the difficult diagnosis with the family.

Synonyms

objective detached analytical impersonal scientific cold dispassionate

Antonyms

emotional subjective passionate warm sentimental personal affectionate