Dictionary Definition
referral
Noun
1 a recommendation to consult the (professional)
person referred to; "this patient is a referral from Dr.
Bones"
2 the act of referring (as forwarding an
applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate
agency)
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- The act or process of transferring to another, of sending by
reference, or referring.
- The insurance company insists I get a referral from my regular doctor, I can't just go to the specialist, a doctor has to refer me.
Translations
- Finnish: lähete
- Dutch: verwijzing
Extensive Definition
Refer can mean:
- To refer a patient is to transfer their care from one clinician to another
- Refer (software), the troff preprocessor for citations