provocation
Meanings
noun
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
- Something that provokes; a provocative act.
- The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
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Etymology
From Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō. By surface analysis, provoke + -ation. Doublet of provokatsiya.
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