association

association definition - medical

as·so·ci·a·tion (ə-sōˌsē-āˈshən, -shē-)

noun
  1. A connection of persons, things, or ideas by some common factor; union.
  2. A functional connection of two ideas, events, or psychological phenomena established through learning or experience.

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