medicolegal

[ med-i-koh-lee-guh l ]

/ ˌmɛd ɪ koʊˈli gəl /

adjective

pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.

Nearby words

medick, medico, medico-, medico-legal, medicochirurgical, medicolegal, medieval, medieval breton, medieval cornish, medieval greek, medieval hebrew

Origin of medicolegal

First recorded in 1825–35; medico- + legal

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Medicine definitions for medicolegal

medicolegal

[ mĕd′ĭ-kō-lē′gəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or concerned with medicine and law.

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