Medical Term:

derivation

Pronunciation: der′i-vā′shŭn

Definition:

  1. The source or process of an evolution.
  2. The drawing of blood or body fluids to one part to relieve congestion in another.

Synonym(s): revulsion

[L. derivatio, fr. derivo, pp. -atus, to draw off, fr. rivus, a stream]

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