clínico

/ˈkliniko/ · B2 · adj

clinical

🩺 clínico = from Greek klinē 'bed', a doctor who treats patients at the bedside

Spanish clínico comes from Greek klinikos, 'of the bed', from klinē, bed. Clinical medicine began as care given to bedridden patients. The same root gives English clinic and clinical, so the link is easy to remember.

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