adj
nonclinical
Nonclinical (adj) means not clinical: medical work that is not clinical medicine itself, such as radiology, histopathology, surgery, or laboratory work; non-medical and instead lay or paramedical; or lacking clinical objectivity, being subjective or emotional.
adj
1
Not clinical: medical work that is not clinical medicine itself, such as radiology, histopathology, surgery, or laboratory work; non-medical and instead lay or paramedical; or lacking clinical objectivity, being subjective or emotional.
2
Medical, but not part of clinical medicine itself, such as being radiological, surgical or laboratory-based instead.
3
Not medical at all, but ordinary and non-specialist, or perhaps paramedical.
"helping people to learn about first aid from a nonclinical viewpoint"
4
Not objective in a clinical way; personal and emotional rather than detached.
"Societal approaches to mental illness often clearly reflect a nonclinical bias, as for example with stigmatization or fear."
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Formed from non- and clinical.
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What is the meaning of nonclinical?
"nonclinical" (adj) means not clinical: medical work that is not clinical medicine itself, such as radiology, histopathology, surgery, or laboratory work; non-medical and instead lay or paramedical; or lacking clinical objectivity, being subjective or emotional.
What is the opposite of nonclinical?
The opposite of "nonclinical" is clinical.
What are the different meanings of nonclinical?
"nonclinical" has 3 main meanings: 1. Not clinical: medical work that is not clinical medicine itself, such as radiology, histopathology, surgery, or laboratory work; non-medical and instead lay or paramedical; or lacking clinical objectivity, being subjective or emotional; 2. Medical, but not part of clinical medicine itself, such as being radiological, surgical or laboratory-based instead; 3. Not medical at all, but ordinary and non-specialist, or perhaps paramedical.
