clínica

/ˈklinika/ · B1 · noun · f

clinic

🏥🩺 Sounds like clinic + a: same Greek root, klinē = bed

From Greek klinikē, care given at the bedside (klinē = bed, from klinein = to lean or recline). English clinic and Spanish clínica share the root. The stress falls on the first syllable: CLÍ-ni-ca.

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