臨床(りんしょう)

りんしょう
noun, no-adjective
clinical
formalmedical
1. clinical, bedside (medicine)
Relating to the direct observation and treatment of patients, as opposed to theoretical or laboratory-based work. Used extensively in medical and psychological contexts.
臨床(りんしょう)試験(しけん)が始(はじ)まった。
Clinical trials have begun.
彼(かれ)は臨床(りんしょう)心理士(しんりし)として病院(びょういん)に勤(つと)めている。
He works at a hospital as a clinical psychologist.
この薬(くすり)は臨床(りんしょう)段階(だんかい)ではまだ十分(じゅうぶん)な効果(こうか)が確認(かくにん)されていない。
Sufficient efficacy has not yet been confirmed for this drug at the clinical stage.

Usage

Almost always used as a modifier with の or in compound words. Rarely appears as a standalone noun in everyday conversation. The literal meaning is 'at the bedside' (臨(のぞ)む + 床(とこ)), reflecting the original medical sense of examining a patient at their bed.

Common collocations

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