nonclinical

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adjective

Medical but not clinical in the sense of clinical medicine, being instead, for example, radiological, histopathological, surgical, or laboratorial.

“helping people to learn about first aid from a nonclinical viewpoint”

Opposite
clinical
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Meanings

adjectivenonclinical (not comparable)
  1. Not clinical, as:
    1. not comparableMedical but not clinical in the sense of clinical medicine, being instead, for example, radiological, histopathological, surgical, or laboratorial.
    2. not comparableNot medical, being instead lay in nature, or at most paramedical.

      helping people to learn about first aid from a nonclinical viewpoint

    3. not comparableLacking clinical objectivity; subjective; emotional.

      Societal approaches to mental illness often clearly reflect a nonclinical bias, as for example with stigmatization or fear.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
clinical

Origin

From non- + clinical.

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APA

nonclinical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonclinical

MLA

“nonclinical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonclinical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonclinical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonclinical.

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