determination

determination definition - medical

de·ter·mi·na·tion (dĭ-tûrˌmə-nāˈshən)

noun
  1. A change for the better or for the worse in the course of a disease.
  2. A fixed movement or tendency toward an object or end.
  3. The ascertaining of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something.

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