referral

Noun
  1. A person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group (synset 110533848)
    "the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones"
    is a type of: case - a person requiring professional services
  2. A recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred (synset 106684785)
    "the insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist"
    is a type of: recommendation - something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
  3. The act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency) (synset 100122724)
    is a type of: forwarding - the act of sending on to another destination
    subtypes: remission, remit, remitment - (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

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