association

(as-o-sl-a's hun) [L. as soc i are, to join to ad, to, + socius, companion.] ±. society or union of persons of Uke tastes or pursuits, or of the same profe ion, for the promotion of the moral, material, or profe ional interests of the members, such as the American Medical A ociation, the British Medical A ociation, etc. 2. Union; connection of persons, things, or ideas, a. exper'- iment or test, a word (the stimulus word) is spoken to the.subject who replies immediately with another word (the reaction word) suggested to him by the first; it is employed as an aid in diagnosis, clues being given by the length of time {a ociation time) and also by the nature of the reaction word. a. fi'be is,