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Clinical vs Impersonal - What's the difference?

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Clinical is a related term of impersonal.


As adjectives the difference between clinical and impersonal

is that clinical is of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility while impersonal is not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

clinical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility.
  • Medicine is now more often practiced in a clinical setting than in the home.
  • Dealing with how to practically manage patients, contrasting with prehealth sciences.
  • Done in a cool, emotionless fashion.
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
  • Remarkably United’s 10 men almost salvaged an improbable draw during a late, spirited challenge. They showed great competitive courage in that period and there were chances for Robin van Persie, Ángel Di María and Marouane Fellaini to punish City for defending too deeply and not being more clinical with their opportunities at the other end.
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  • , year=2011 , date=September 24 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania , work=BBC Sport citation , passage=Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson put his below-par performance against Argentina behind him with a fine first-half showing, slotting four kicks from six and controlling his back-line with aplomb, while England's three-quarters were brimming with life and clinical with their execution.}}

    Derived terms

    * clinical biochemistry * clinical chemistry * clinical medicine * clinical pharmacy * clinical research * clinical study * clinical trial

    impersonal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
  • An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.
  • Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
  • She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
  • (grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
  • The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”

    Derived terms

    * impersonal verb

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