/'klɪnɪk; `klɪnɪk/
n
1 private or specialized hospital （私人的）诊所; 专科医院
*He is being treated at a private clinic. 他正在私人诊所接受治疗.
2 place or session at which specialized medical treatment or advice is given to visiting patients （门诊治疗的）部、科、室或过程
*a dental, diabetic, fracture, etc clinic 牙科、糖尿病科、骨科
* She is attending the antenatal clinic. 她正接受产前检查.
3 occasion in a hospital when students learn by watching how a specialist examines and treats his patients 临床见习.

n[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French;Origin: clinique, from Greek klinike 'medical practice by the bed', from kline 'bed']
a place, often in a hospital, where medical treatment is given to people who do not need to stay in the hospital
dental/family planning/antenatal etc clinic
　women attending an antenatal clinic
　an appointment at an outpatient clinic (=clinic for someone who does not need to stay in a hospital)
especially BrE a period of time during which doctors give treatment or advice to people with particular health problems
　The baby clinic is held on Monday afternoons.
a meeting during which a professional person gives advice or help to people
　an MP's clinic
　a free clinic on caring for roses
AmE a place where medical treatment is given at a low cost
　the doctors who volunteer at the inner-city clinic
AmE a group of doctors who work together and share the same offices
= practice
an occasion when medical students are taught how to decide what illness a patient has and how to treat it