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polyclinic

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪnɪk

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noun

Meaning 1

A usually private clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek κλῑ́νη (klī́nē) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κλῑνῐκός (klīnĭkós)bor. Late Latin clīnicus French cliniquebor. English clinic English polyclinic From poly- + clinic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lääkärikeskus — a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated
  • Finnish: poliklinikka — a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated
  • Finnish: poli — a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated
  • French: polyclinique — a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated
  • German: Ärztehaus — a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated
  • German: medizinisches Versorgungszentrum — a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated
  • Polish: ambulatorium — a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated
  • Spanish: policlínica — a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated
  • Thai: พอลิคลินิก — a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated
  • Thai: สรรพเวชสถาน — a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated