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informed consent

informed consent

16 3.9
Permission a patient gives after understanding a treatment and its risks
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈfɔrmd kənˈsɛnt/
  • Formal
translation icon : consentimiento informado
  • Only students whose parent or guardian signed the informed consent form participated in the study.
  • obtain informed consent
  • sign informed consent
  • give informed consent

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Examples

  • Interested potential participants provided informed consent before completing a face-to-face screening interview in a private room.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The University of Florida Institutional Review Board approved the survey, and informed consent was obtained from mentees.

    Academic text (2011)
  • How can she give her informed consent?

  • I just need informed consent.

  • First, there was not sufficiently informed consent, the court argued.

  • The procedures for the study were explained to the subjects, and informed consent was obtained.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Participants gave written, informed consent and retained a copy of the consent form.

    Academic text (2008)
  • All participants signed a detailed informed consent form to demonstrate their willing participation in the study.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The protocol was approved by the hospital's institutional review board, and informed consent was obtained from each subject.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Participants gave written, informed consent and retained a copy of the consent form.

Antonyms

coercion
  • Offensive
56 6.9

The act of making someone do something by using threats or violence

How Informed

informed consent
  • Formal
16 3.9
consent
  • Formal
344 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

informed + consent

The meaning 'permission granted after being informed' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'informed' (having been given information) modifying 'consent' (permission). This adjective+noun pattern is transparent and common cross-linguistically (e.g., consentimiento informado), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's basic meaning, though legal/medical specifics require domain knowledge.

Etymology

The phrase informed consent brings to mind a simple scene where a doctor tells a patient the facts and the patient signs to agree. informed means given the important information and consent means permission or saying 'yes', so the phrase means 'permission given after understanding'.