informed consent

American  

noun

1. a patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.

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Etymology

Origin of informed consent

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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informed consent

But the IOM insisted the "humanitarian assistance to migrants" it provides is "strictly voluntary and based on informed consent."

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

That action is being brought by campaigners who claim the trial is unethical and that children cannot give properly informed consent to take part in something that could, for instance, damage their future fertility.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Cancer centers have rigorous informed consent protocols before treatment, reflecting ethical standards that were only emerging in the early transplant days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, also known as the Common Rule, requires informed consent for all human-subject research.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot