clinische

Klinische is a Dutch adjective meaning "clinical," relating to the practice of medicine focused on patients, bedside care, and the clinical setting, as well as to clinical research. The term derives from Latin clinicalis via French and other languages; in Dutch it is widely used in medical and scientific terminology to describe phenomena, procedures, or data associated with patient care rather than basic science or laboratory work alone.

In usage, klinische is the inflected form of klinisch used before nouns that require the definite article or plural, such as klinische praktijk (clinical practice), klinische diagnose (clinical diagnosis), klinische proef or klinische studie (clinical trial/study), and klinische gegevens (clinical data). Preklinische terms refer to research conducted before patient involvement, while klinisch serves as the base form describing general clinical aspects, or can function as an adverb in some constructions.

In context, klinische topics cover patient-centered care, diagnoses established through clinical observation, and outcome research. Dutch distinguishes between preklinisch and klinisch/klinische domains; the latter emphasize clinical settings, patient interactions, and real-world data rather than laboratory or theoretical models alone.

Related terms include klinisch onderzoek, klinische proef, preklinisch, and klinische kenmerken.