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Clinical vs Levodopa - What's the difference?

clinical | levodopa |

As an adjective clinical

is of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility.

As a noun levodopa is

a naturally-occurring amino acid found in food, converted into dopamine in the brain and body, and administered clinically in the management of parkinson's disease and dopa-responsive dystonia.

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.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , 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

    Related terms

    * subclinical * paraclinical

    levodopa

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia levodopa)
  • A naturally-occurring amino acid found in food, converted into dopamine in the brain and body, and administered clinically in the management of Parkinson's disease and dopa-responsive dystonia.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 4, author=Denise Grady, title=Studies Find Harm in 2 Parkinson’s Drugs, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But Dr. Okun said it would cost no more to switch patients to the old Parkinson’s standby drug, L-dopa or levodopa , which has side effects of its own, but has never been known to damage heart valves. }}