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constellation

noun con·stel·la·tion \ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈlā-shən\

Medical Definition of CONSTELLATION

:  a set of ideas, conditions, symptoms, or traits that fall into or appear to fall into a pattern: as a :  a group of stimulus conditions or factors affecting personality and behavior development <the way in which family constellation and handling of punishment influenced this particular boy—S. B. Sarason> b :  a group of behavioral or personality traits

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