Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Clinically"

A: @1ef2edc9 OK. It looks like this is banter, so slang and/or hip or pop nuance is probably going on.

I can think of three possible meanings for "clinically single." There are probably additional possibilities that I haven't thought of.

1. Since "clinically" means based on medical standards, it has the nuance of a medical condition or a disease. So a person who is clinically single has a serious problem of always being single.

2. "mad" usually means angry, but it can mean "insane." There is a common phrase "clinically insane." So the person speaking might be making a play on words by saying "clinically single."

3. "Clinically" can have a nuance similar to "certifiably," which means proven, or definitely, or without a doubt. So I guess "clinically single" can mean certifiably single.

A: (Doctor to patient)
"Clinically speaking...it's a miracle that you're still alive. You were in a terrible accident, m'am. Please lie down, and rest."

(Family member to you Or you to someone else)
"Look, I'm not sure what to make of the prognoses, but clinically speaking many people would have taken a longer time to recover from a head injury like yours."

A: Clinically is more of an observation of something. Medically relates to practice of medicine.

This medication is clinically proven to be effective against cancer.

This person can be treated medically rather than surgically