[ˈklɪnɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an establishment or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, especially of a specialist nature
(e.g: an antenatal clinic)

- a conference or short course on a particular subject
(e.g: a drum clinic)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century (in the sense ‘teaching of medicine at the bedside’): from French clinique, from Greek klinikē (tekhnē) ‘bedside (art)’, from klinē ‘bed’