Clinic vs Hospital - What's the difference?
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A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
A group practice of several physicians.
A meeting for the diagnosis of problems, or training, on a particular subject.
A temporary office arranged on a regular basis to allow politicians to meet their constituents.
(wrestling) A series of workouts used to build skills of practitioners regardless of team affiliation.
(obsolete) One confined to bed by sickness.
(obsolete) One who receives baptism on a sickbed.
(medicine, obsolete) A school, or a session of a school or class, in which medicine or surgery is taught by the examination and treatment of patients in the presence of the pupils.
(Webster 1913)
A building designed to diagnose and treat the sick, injured or dying. Usually has a staff of doctors and nurses to aid in the treatment of patients.
A building founded for the long term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
(obsolete) A place of lodging.
* , II.ix:
The place and state of being hospitalized.
In obsolete terms the difference between clinic and hospital
is that clinic is one who receives baptism on a sickbed while hospital is hospitable.As nouns the difference between clinic and hospital
is that clinic is a medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients while hospital is a building designed to diagnose and treat the sick, injured or dying. Usually has a staff of doctors and nurses to aid in the treatment of patients.As an adjective hospital is
hospitable.clinic
English
(wikipedia clinic)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- (Hook)
Derived terms
* abortion clinic * clinical * clinically * clinician * dental clinicExternal links
* * *hospital
English
(wikipedia hospital)Noun
(en noun)- they spide a goodly castle, plast / Foreby a riuer in a pleasaunt dale, / Which choosing for that euenings hospitale , / They thither marcht [...].
- Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital .
