Word Study
referral
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun referral has 3 senses
- referral(n = noun.person) Array - a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group; "the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones" is a kind of case
- referral(n = noun.communication) Array - a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred; "the insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist" is a kind of recommendation
- referral(n = noun.act) Array - the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency); Array is a kind of forwarding
has particulars: remission, remit, remitment
Derived form verb refer4
OXFORD DICTIONARY
referral, n. the referring of an individual to an expert or specialist for advice, esp. the directing of a patient by a GP to a medical specialist.
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