Taber's Medical Dictionary
1defer
(dĕ-fer′ )
[Fr. différer, to differ fr. L. diferre, carry in different directions, differ]
To delay or postpone a decision or action.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "1defer." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746589/all/1defer.
1defer. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746589/all/1defer. Accessed April 22, 2026.
1defer. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746589/all/1defer
1defer [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 22]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746589/all/1defer.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - ELEC
T1 - 1defer
ID - 746589
ED - Venes,Donald,
BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary
UR - https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746589/all/1defer
PB - F.A. Davis Company
ET - 25
DB - Taber's Online
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -