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pseudoclinical

pseudoclinical adjective: apparently, but not actually, clinical.

Adjective

pseudoclinical (comparative more pseudoclinical, superlative most pseudoclinical)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, clinical.
    • “Despite the pseudoclinical patina of these epithets, they were just part of an editorial arsenal that seeks to demonize a suspect before he even reaches trial.”2007 June 15, Anemona Hartocollis, “Writer Expresses Remorse for Sex Attack, but Still Claims He Is Ill”, in New York Times

Forms of pseudoclinical

comparativemore pseudoclinical
superlativemost pseudoclinical

Origin of pseudoclinical

From pseudo- + clinical.

Questions about pseudoclinical

What does pseudoclinical mean?
Pseudoclinical means apparently, but not actually, clinical.
What part of speech is pseudoclinical?
Pseudoclinical is an adjective.

Words near pseudoclinical in the dictionary

  1. pseudocleavages
  2. pseudocleft
  3. pseudoclefting
  4. pseudoclerical
  5. pseudoclimacograptid
  6. pseudoclinical
  7. pseudoclonality
  8. pseudoclubbing
  9. pseudococci
  10. pseudococcid
  11. pseudococcids

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