forensic medicine
- the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, especially in court proceedings.
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Origin of forensic medicine
First recorded in 1835–45
legal medicine
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Dictionary.com Unabridged
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legal medicine
- another name for forensic medicine
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forensic medicine
- the applied use of medical knowledge or practice, esp pathology, to the purposes of the law, as in determining the cause of deathAlso called: medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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forensic medicine
- The branch of medicine that interprets or establishes the medical facts in civil or criminal law cases.legal medicine medical jurisprudence
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legal medicine
- forensic medicine
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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forensic medicine
[fə-rĕn′sĭk]
- The branch of medicine that interprets or establishes the medical facts in civil or criminal law cases.
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