sublimation

sublimation definition - medical

sub·li·ma·tion (sŭbˌlə-māˈshən)

noun
  1. The act or process of sublimating.
  2. Something that has been sublimated.
  3. An unconscious defense mechanism in which unacceptable instinctual drives and wishes are modified into more personally and socially acceptable channels.

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