nonclinical en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + clinical.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Not clinical, as: ▸ Medical but not clinical in the sense of clinical medicine, being instead, for example, radiological, histopathological, surgical, or laboratorial.
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(not-comparable) Not clinical, as: ▸ Not medical, being instead lay in nature, or at most paramedical.
helping people to learn about first aid from a nonclinical viewpoint
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(not-comparable) Not clinical, as: ▸ Lacking clinical objectivity; subjective; emotional.
Societal approaches to mental illness often clearly reflect a nonclinical bias, as for example with stigmatization or fear.