imperative
(im-per′ăt-ĭv)
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[L. imperativus, commanding]
1. Required, necessary, or obligatory.
2. Pert. to a sentence or tone of voice expressing a command.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Imperative." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749807/all/imperative.
Imperative. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749807/all/imperative. Accessed March 28, 2024.
Imperative. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749807/all/imperative
Imperative [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 March 28]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749807/all/imperative.
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