re·fer
vt, re*ferred re*fer*ring 1 : to regard as coming from or localized in a certain portion of the body or of space <visual sensations are referred to external space> <the pain of appendicitis may be referred to any region of the abdomen -Encyc. Americana> 2 : to send or direct for diagnosis or treatment < a patient to a specialist> .
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