Clinic vs. Hospital

Clinicnoun

A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.

Clinicnoun

A hospital session to diagnose or treat patients.

Clinicnoun

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.

Clinicnoun

A group practice of several physicians.

Clinicnoun

A meeting for the diagnosis of problems, or training, on a particular subject.

Clinicnoun

A temporary office arranged on a regular basis to allow politicians to meet their constituents.

Clinicnoun

(wrestling) A series of workouts used to build skills of practitioners regardless of team affiliation.

Clinicnoun

(obsolete) One confined to bed by sickness.

Clinicnoun

(obsolete) One who receives baptism on a sickbed.

Clinicnoun

One confined to the bed by sickness.

Clinicnoun

One who receives baptism on a sick bed.

Clinicnoun

a medical facility, often connected with a school or hospital, which treats primarily outpatients.

Clinicnoun

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.

Clinicnoun

a lesson or series of lessons taught to persons not expert in some activity, in which the errors of the students are pointed out, and remedial actions are suggested.

Clinicnoun

a performance so excellent as to be considered a model for emulation.

Clinicnoun

a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists

Clinicnoun

meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity

Clinicnoun

a healthcare facility for outpatient care

Clinic

A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a health facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients. Clinics can be privately operated or publicly managed and funded.

Hospitalnoun

A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.

Hospitalnoun

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.

Hospitalnoun

(obsolete) A place of lodging.

Hospitaladjective

(obsolete) Hospitable.

Hospitalnoun

A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn.

Hospitalnoun

A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army cared for.

Hospitaladjective

Hospitable.

Hospitalnoun

a health facility where patients receive treatment

Hospitalnoun

a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness.