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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
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