certification

certification definition - medical

cer·ti·fi·ca·tion (sûrˌtə-fĭ-kāˈshən)

noun
  1. The reporting to health authorities of those diseases legally required to be reported.
  2. The attainment of board certification in a specialty.
  3. The court procedure by which a patient is committed to a mental institution.
  4. Involuntary mental hospitalization.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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