medicolegal /med·i·co·le·gal/ (med″ĭ-ko-le´g'l) pertaining to medical jurisprudence.
medicolegal
med·i·co·le·gal (m d  -k -l  g l)adj. Of, relating to, or concerned with medicine and law. |
medicolegal
[med′ikōlē′gəl]
Etymology: L, medicina, art of healing, lex, law
pertaining to both medicine and law. Medicolegal considerations are a significant part of the process of making many patient care decisions and determining definitions and policies for the treatment of mentally incompetent people and minors, the performance of sterilization or therapeutic abortion, and the care of terminally ill patients. Medicolegal considerations, decisions, definitions, and policies provide the framework for informed consent, professional liability, and many other aspects of current practice in the health care field.
medicolegal
pertaining to medicine and law, or to forensic medicine. See forensic veterinary medicine.
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