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referral

 noun
     
re‧fer‧ral [uncountable and countable] formal
when someone sends someone or something to another person to be helped or dealt with
referral to
The doctor will give you a referral to a specialist in your area.
Only 39 percent of patients were seen within four weeks of referral.
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