n 1 a  :  a session or class of medical instruction in a hospital held at the bedside of patients serving as case studies  b  :  a group of selected patients presented with discussion before doctors (as at a convention) for purposes of instruction  2 a  :  an institution connected with a hospital or medical school where diagnosis and treatment are made available to outpatients  b  :  a form of group practice in which several physicians (as specialists) work in cooperative association .
 
 
 
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