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US
/ɹɪˈfɝəɫ/
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[ UK /ɹɪfˈɜːɹəl/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪfˈɜːɹəl/ ]
NOUN
- the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
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a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group
the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones -
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
How To Use referral In A Sentence
- That's why we issue a disclaimer with our referrals. Christianity Today
- As developmental paediatrician to a neonatal referral centre she followed many low birthweight children with great skill.
- If insurance problems or other factors prevent referral, it is possible to detoxify the patient on an outpatient basis.
- In the fiscal quarter ended March 31, for example, VistaPrint said 6.7% of its $106 million in revenue came from referral fees.
- Referral for intrathecal administration is useful in rare instances, such as when pain is intractable to standard treatment.
- Bard said the company may try to establish St. Elizabeth's as a referral center for specialties such as urology and ear, nose, and throat care, meaning patients from other hospitals in the chain would be sent to Brighton for those kinds of treatments. Boston.com Top Stories
- This kind of subspecialty referral care will end with rationing. Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
- The sanctuary takes in cruelty and abuse cases and regularly receives referrals from the police.
- More than half of cancer patients requiring an urgent referral are having to wait longer than two months.
- The study aimed to review referral patterns and assess the cost effectiveness of oesophageal manometry in clinical practice.
