provocation.
The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
Meaning & usage
The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
Something that provokes; a provocative act.
The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
When it's time to check for provocation, ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō. By surface analysis, provoke + -ation. Doublet of provokatsiya.
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