| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,769,724,251 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
elective |
Also found in: Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
elective [ilek′tiv] Etymology: L, eligere, to choose pertaining to a procedure that is performed by choice and is not essential, such as elective surgery. elective non-urgent; at an elected time, e.g. of surgery. elective adjective Referring to that which is planned or undertaken by choice and without urgency, as in elective surgery, see there noun Graduate education noun A short–±6 wk period of clinical contact
undertaken by a 4th-yr medical student, during which he/she learns about a field related to a planned specialty. See Match, Rotation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
Its mission is to provide free elective day surgery and outpatient services to those who would otherwise miss out. That battle pitted the defenders of the then-fixed curricula ("the ancients") in classical learning and science against the free elective system propounded by Harvard's president Charles Elliott ("the moderns"). This in turn limits the number of free elective they can take. |
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|