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in linguistics, an article (a or an in English) used with a noun phrase to indicate a nonspecific entity or one not previously defined, as in A dog is a wonderful companion or A dog started barking. Compare definite article.

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clinical method

clinical method

the process by which a health or mental health professional arrives at a conclusion, judgment, or diagnosis about a client or patient in a clinical situation.