clinical entity

collocation in English

meaningsofclinicalandentity

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withentity.
clinical
adjective
uk
/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/
used to refer to medical work or teaching that relates to the examination and treatment of ...
See more atclinical
entity
noun[C]
uk
/ˈen.tɪ.ti/us
/ˈen.t̬ə.t̬i/
something that exists apart from other things, having its own ...
See more atentity

(Definition ofclinicalandentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclinical entity

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Rated among the ten most frequent and deadly infectious diseases, measles is the most important vaccine-preventableclinicalentity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is important therefore to consider the causes for this distressingclinicalentity, treat it appropriately, and ensure the treatment provided does not increase its severity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such a person may have the disease in him but may never contract it as aclinicalentity.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It says in its first argument that the term "psychopathic" has become meaningless in many ways and is no longer aclinicalentity.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is considered a pathological entity by some authors and aclinicalentityby some others.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
When it occurs in early childhood, it can be regarded as a distinctclinicalentity.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is unknown whether the two conditions are distinct clinical entities or a singleclinicalentitywith variable expressions.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Similar instances of optic neuritis and myelitis were reported, and many believed it constituted a distinctclinicalentity.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It has come to be recognized as aclinicalentity.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A second potential criticism is that the analysis grouped all the common mental disorders together, rather than examining specific clinical entities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Established clinical entities (with more than a couple of described cases) for which rickettsial aetiology is established.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Newly recognized clinical entities always appear to be on the rise.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He has written research papers describing four new clinical entities.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofclinical
Go to the definition ofentity
See other collocations withentity