Clinical

Derived from the Greek term for a bed, this word refers to activities, or diagnoses made on the basis of talking to and examining a patient. It should precede any special investigationsAfter a doctor has taken a history from a patient and carried a physical examination of appropriate body parts, he or sh..., which are directed by the clinical findings. Latterly, the word has been adopted and distorted, in a rather curious way, by football commentators.