Medical Dictionary

certify

verb cer·ti·fy \ˈsərt-ə-ˌfī\
cer·ti·fiedcer·ti·fy·ing

Medical Definition of CERTIFY

transitive verb
1
:  to attest authoritatively; especially :  to attest officially to the insanity of
2
:  to designate as having met the requirements to practice medicine or a particular medical specialty
intransitive verb
:  to attest by a certificate <five year program leading to examination by the American Board which certifies in that specialty—Bulletin of Meharry Medical College>
cer·ti·fi·able \ˌsər-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl\ adjective
cer·ti·fi·ably \-blē\ adverb

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