Medical Dictionary

provocation

noun prov·o·ca·tion \ˌpräv-ə-ˈkā-shən\

Medical Definition of PROVOCATION

:  the act or process of provoking <a nonspecific irritant that brings about provocation of bronchial asthma>

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