policlinic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, city) + English clinic.

Noun

policlinic (plural policlinics)

  1. (US, medicine, very rare) The outpatient clinic of a hospital.

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with polyclinic.
  • Absent from most British dictionaries (including Longman, Collins, and Oxford Online), this term is used (though only rarely) by US medical professionals for the outpatient clinic or outpatient department of a European hospital.

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