clinical

/ˈklɪnɪkəl/

Syllables clin·i·cal

Stress CLIN-i-cal

Phonics Breakdown

clin

/klɪn/

short i

i

/ɪ/

schwa

cal

/kəl/

schwa

Meaning

related to the observation and treatment of patients in medicine

Sound Reference

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clin=/klɪn/(clinic) + i=/ɪ/(sit) + cal=/kəl/(local)

Example

The drug showed good results in clinical trials.