Usage Note
Clínica typically refers to a private medical facility or specialist clinic, as distinct from a hospital (which is usually public in Spain). Clínica dental is the standard term for a dental practice. The adjective clínico appears widely in medical Spanish: historial clínico ('medical history'), ojo clínico ('clinical eye, sharp diagnostic intuition').
Examples
"Fue a la clínica para hacerse unos análisis."
Natural Translation
She went to the clinic to have some tests done.
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