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elab·o·ra·tion | \ i-ˌlab-ə-ˈrā-shən 
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\Medical Definition of elaboration
1 : the act or process of elaborating the elaboration of toxic substances
2 : psychic interpretation or amplification of the content of dreams and other unconscious processes
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