procedure
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3.7
- noun
- /prəˈsiːdʒər/
:
procedimiento
- The first step in the cooking procedure is to preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- follow procedures
- use the procedure
- perform a procedure
Let's go through that procedure now, right?
- Let's go through that procedure now, right?
- Have you got any like procedures, routines that you do?
- and used a placebo procedure in a heart,
- Why do they have to undergo the procedure that they've undergone?
- I go through a whole procedure and they sign that.
- And yes, it is a procedure to be performed on them.
- So I saw a doctor, had a procedure done pretty normal.
- And I remember her not wanting to do the procedure because I think there's a twist.
- They have this mechanism of paying for procedures.
- You guys just want to get into the procedure part, OK?
Examples
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We're going through this elaborate procedure simply out of precaution.
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If you are unsure whether to continue with the procedure, seek advice. Contraception should then be checked.
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The fact that we can follow this procedure is amazing.
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How long does that one round of the procedure take in total?
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Doctor, what exactly is the procedure?
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Patient consent for any medical procedure is a legal requirement in the UK.
Academic text (2011) -
Teachers provided written consent, and study procedures were approved by a university institutional review board.
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Teachers report that one of the major advantages of this procedure is its ease of implementation.
Academic text (1999) -
Nevertheless, concerns have been raised about the safety of this procedure in a residency training program.
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To obtain your driver's license, you must complete a series of tests as part of the procedure.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A set of steps arranged to reach a goal
∞
2.7
A series of actions to achieve a result over time
∞
2.2
A planned way of doing something, often in clear steps
70
3.6
A plan of steps to reach a goal
37
3.1
A usual way of doing something that people follow in a situation
15
3.4
A list of steps to use a machine or to deal with a specific situation safely
Actions that follow one another in a fixed order
Compounds
- Specialized
27
3.7
An action by doctors or dentists to check, treat and prevent health problems
15
3.4
A list of steps to use a machine or to deal with a specific situation safely
- Formal
12
4.3
A set of steps people follow the same way every time to do a task safely and correctly
4
3.9
A set of steps to follow in a sudden dangerous or medical situation to keep people safe
- Specialized
1
4.4
A medical test or process to find the cause of a health problem
- Formal
1
7.2
An official process with many slow, pointless steps that delays decisions
- Specialized
A saved set of commands in a library that a program can run by name
- Specialized
A test where words are removed and you fill in the blanks to check reading or teach computers to read
- Specialized
A treatment that helps people face a fear step by step until they feel less scared
- Specialized
An experiment where neither the people nor the researchers know who gets the real medicine
- Specialized
A lab method that stains bacteria to show if they have thick or thin cell walls
- Formal
A regular set of steps people in an organization must follow
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Procedure comes from an old Latin word made of pro- 'forward' and cedere 'to go', and it shares the same root as proceed. So a procedure is like a set of forward steps you follow in order to get a result.