nonclinical
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nonclinical
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From non- + clinical.
adjective
- Medical but not clinical in the sense of clinical medicine, being instead, for example, radiological, histopathological, surgical, or laboratorial.
- Not medical, being instead lay in nature, or at most paramedical. helping people to learn about first aid from a nonclinical viewpoint
- Lacking clinical objectivity; subjective; emotional. Societal approaches to mental illness often clearly reflect a nonclinical bias, as for example with stigmatization or fear.
Opposite: clinical
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adjective
Opposite: clinical
Talk about this word "nonclinical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nonclinical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nonclinical. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nonclinical "nonclinical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nonclinical.Cite this
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title = {nonclinical},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonclinical},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
