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# clinically

«clinically» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a medical way, as judged by doctors examining…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (clinically)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Clinically means in a medical way, as judged by doctors examining patients: «clinically tested», «clinically proven». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/#m1)

2) Clinically can mean in a cold, calm, unemotional way, like a hospital. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/#m2)

3) (sport, informal) Clinically means very efficiently and accurately: «He finished clinically.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons «clinically tested» means a product or medicine was tried on people in a careful study; adverts use «clinically proven» to sound trustworthy, so it is wise to ask what was tested. «Clinically obese» or «clinically depressed» are medical terms. In football reports a striker who scores calmly «finished clinically». Phrases: clinically proven, clinically tested, clinically dead.

### examples

- The cream has been clinically tested on sensitive skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/#x1)
- Doctors said the boy was clinically well and could go home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/#x2)
- The advert said the toothpaste was «clinically proven», but we wanted to see the evidence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/#x3)
- The room was clinically clean and white. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/#x4)
- She explained the facts clinically, without any emotion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/#x5)
- The striker finished clinically into the corner of the net. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/#x6)
- Clinically depressed means a doctor has diagnosed depression. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/#x7)

### note

From clinic and clinical (+ -ly). Do not confuse with «cynically». In media literacy: «clinically proven» in an advert does not always mean a big, fair study.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «clinically» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clinically/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.