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-clinic

adjective combining form

Definition of -CLINIC

1
:  inclining :  dipping
2
:  having (so many) oblique intersections of the axes <triclinic>
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Origin of -CLINIC

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek klinein

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5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -clinic
  2. clinic
  3. court clinic
  4. habit clinic
  5. well-child clinic
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