Disclosure

Noun

 * 1) The act of revealing something.
 * 2)  A release of information, either by the patient or by the medical professional.

Synonyms

 * revelation

Antonyms

 * closure

Adjectives for Disclosure
important; staggering; startling; gradual; cumulating; sensational; diplomatic; dramatic; undeniable; nattering; wide; formal; monstrous.

Verbs for Disclosure
anticipate—; guard against—; prepare for—; prevent—; publish—; view—; —accuses; —liberates; -—menaces; —precipitates; —reveals; —shocks; —threatens; —unfolds; —yields; —shames.

Thesaurus
Christophany, Satanophany, admission, affidavit, affirmation, allegation, angelophany, announcement, apparition, appearance, appearing, arising, assertion, asseveration, attest, attestation, avatar, averment, avouchment, avowal, bringing to light, casual discovery, catching, chance discovery, characterization, coming, coming into being, coming-forth, compurgation, conveyance, declaration, denomination, denotation, deposition, designation, detection, determination, determining, differentiation, discovery, dissemination, distinguishment, embodiment, emergence, epiphany, espial, evidence, evincement, excavation, exhumation, exposure, expression, find, finding, finding out, fingering, forthcoming, giving, hint, identification, impartation, imparting, impartment, incarnation, indication, indicativeness, instrument in proof, invention, issuance, legal evidence, locating, location, lucky strike, manifestation, materialization, materializing, meaning, naming, notification, occurrence, opening, picking out, pneumatophany, pointing, pointing out, pointing to, presentation, profession, proof, publication, realization, recognition, rediscovery, revelation, rise, rising, selection, serendipity, sharing, show, showing, showing forth, signification, specification, spotting, statement, strike, suggestion, sworn evidence, sworn statement, sworn testimony, symptomaticness, telling, testimonial, testimonium, testimony, theophany, transfer, transference, transmission, transmittal, treasure trove, trouvaille, trove, uncovering, unearthing, unfolding, unfoldment, witness, word

Etymology
From dis-+clausus, literally away+enclosed.

Pronunciation

 * , American

Translations

 * Bulgarian: разкритие
 * Finnish: paljastaminen,
 * French:, , ,


 * Polish: wyjawienie, ujawnienie
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: avslöjande

Derived terms

 * nondisclosure

Related terms

 * disclose