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clinica

clinic

noun KLEE-nee-kah Less Common

Origin: from Greek klinike, 'bedside'

Usage Note

Clinica stresses the first syllable, KLEE-nee-kah, and usually means a private clinic as opposed to a public ospedale. The plural is cliniche, keeping the hard c before -e; as an adjective it gives cartella clinica ('medical record').

Examples

"Lavora in una clinica privata."

Natural Translation

She works in a private clinic.

Literal Translation

She-works in a clinic private.

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