derivación

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dērīvātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deɾibaˈθjon/ [d̪e.ɾi.β̞aˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deɾibaˈsjon/ [d̪e.ɾi.β̞aˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: de‧ri‧va‧ción

Noun

derivación f (plural derivaciones)

1. derivation
2. referral (act of referring a patient to another medical or healthcare professional)

Further reading

• “derivación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10