My US doctor's office *is* a clinic, but that's because they were previously an all in one HMO before merger/spinoff. On-site blood lab, x-ray, specialities, pediatrics, coffee shop, PT/OT, optometry, pharmacy, ... . Multiple docs and nurses in each practice for cover. Larger clinics in chain have urgent care, can even apply a cast if you break a limb early enough in the day (one shift only). Can even do light surgery e.g. drain an abscess.
It has a corporate name, not "Dr P Smith, MD PC". Otoh the back country family-practice partnership that took care of my family 50 years ago had a small surgery in the British sense en-suite, in addition to consulting and examining rooms, and could be called a clinic - they had an autoclave and a centrifuge.
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