exclusion
(ĕks-kloo′zhŏn)
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[L. exclusio, a shutting out]
1. Shutting off or removing from the main part.
2. In medical insurance programs, a list of specific hazards, perils, or conditions for which the policy will not provide benefits or coverage payments. Common exclusions include preexisting conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, a pregnancy that began before the effective date of the policy, self-inflicted injuries, combat injuries, plastic surgery for cosmetic reasons, and on-the-job injuries covered by workers' compensation.
3. In medical sociology, denying access to the goods, opportunities, resources, rights, or services that are available to other individuals in a community.
exclude (ĕks-klood′), v.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Exclusion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758294/all/exclusion.
Exclusion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758294/all/exclusion. Accessed November 23, 2024.
Exclusion. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758294/all/exclusion
Exclusion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 23]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758294/all/exclusion.
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