Clinical
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late 18th century: from Greek klinikē ‘bedside’ (see clinic) + -al.
wiktionary
clinic + -al
etymonline
clinical (adj.)
1780, "pertaining to hospital patients or hospital care," from clinic + -al (2). Meaning "coldly dispassionate" (like a medical report) is recorded from 1928. The earlier adjective was clinic "of or pertaining to the sick-bed" (1620s). Related: Clinically.
