Medical term:
elective
elective
Referring to a procedure which is planned in advance, non-emergent and, in the UK, may be based on a waiting list.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
elective
adjective Referring to that which is planned or undertaken by choice and without urgency, as in elective surgery, see there. noun Graduate education noun A short–±6 wk period of clinical contact undertaken by a 4th-yr medical student, during which he/she learns about a field related to a planned specialty. See Match, Rotation.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
elective
A term usually used of treatment. Undertaken to achieve advantage for the patient, but not essential to life or health. Most cosmetic surgical operations can be considered elective.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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