{
    "term": "clinic",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a building or part of a hospital where people can go for special medical treatment or advice",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was treated at the hospital's eye clinic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The patient then returns to the outpatient clinic two weeks later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is being treated at a diabetic clinic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I work in a a family planning clinic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crash victims were all treated in a local clinic."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hospital", "health", "medical"],
                "verb + clinic": ["attend", "go to", "visit"],
                "clinic + verb": ["specialize in something", "offer", "provide"],
                "clinic + noun": ["doctor", "nurse", "staff"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the clinic", "in a/​the clinic", "clinic for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a period of time during which doctors give special medical treatment or advice",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The antenatal clinic is on Wednesdays."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Doctors held a special clinic to talk to worried parents after a child at the school died of meningitis."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The surgery holds a baby clinic every Wednesday afternoon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We operate free rural health clinics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a clinic for people with asthma"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hospital", "health", "medical"],
                "verb + clinic": ["attend", "go to", "visit"],
                "clinic + verb": ["specialize in something", "offer", "provide"],
                "clinic + noun": ["doctor", "nurse", "staff"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the clinic", "in a/​the clinic", "clinic for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a private hospital or one that treats health problems of a particular kind",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He is being treated at the London clinic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rehabilitation clinic for people with alcoholism"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was ordered to attend a drug rehabilitation clinic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is being treated at a clinic in Harley Street."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hospital", "health", "medical"],
                "verb + clinic": ["attend", "go to", "visit"],
                "clinic + verb": ["specialize in something", "offer", "provide"],
                "clinic + noun": ["doctor", "nurse", "staff"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the clinic", "in a/​the clinic", "clinic for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a building shared by a group of doctors who work together",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hospital", "health", "medical"],
                "verb + clinic": ["attend", "go to", "visit"],
                "clinic + verb": ["specialize in something", "offer", "provide"],
                "clinic + noun": ["doctor", "nurse", "staff"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the clinic", "in a/​the clinic", "clinic for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "an occasion in a hospital when medical students learn by watching a specialist examine and treat patients",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hospital", "health", "medical"],
                "verb + clinic": ["attend", "go to", "visit"],
                "clinic + verb": ["specialize in something", "offer", "provide"],
                "clinic + noun": ["doctor", "nurse", "staff"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the clinic", "in a/​the clinic", "clinic for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "an occasion at which a professional person, especially a sportsman or sportswoman gives advice and training",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a coaching clinic for young tennis players"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boxing clinic aims to provide talented boxers with help to further their careers."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈklɪnɪk/",
                "audio": "cl/clinic/clinic__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈklɪnɪk/",
                "audio": "cl/clinic/clinic__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 19th cent. (in the sense ‘teaching of medicine at the bedside’): from French clinique, from Greek klinikē (tekhnē) ‘bedside (art)’, from klinē ‘bed’."
}