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Referral

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007293

In medicine, the act of sending a patient from one health care provider to another for additional health care services. For example, a primary care doctor may refer a patient to a specialist for further diagnosis and treatment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007293
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007293",
  "term": "Referral",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "In medicine, the act of sending a patient from one health care provider to another for additional health care services. For example, a primary care doctor may refer a patient to a specialist for further diagnosis and treatment.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/referral/"
}

Record 14,256 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.