medicolegal
- adjective
- /ˌmɛdɪkoʊˈliːɡəl/
- Specialized
- The patient was offered revision surgery, but the family refused and requested a report for a medicolegal claim.
- medicolegal claims
- medicolegal cases
Examples
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The physician prepared detailed documentation to address the medicolegal aspects of the patient's case.
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This study will not only help obstetricians in determining gestational age but also help medicolegal experts and thus will aid in the administration of justice.
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Finally, cases in which medicolegal claims were filed were noted.
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What kind of person makes fun of a medicolegal death investigator?
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The dynamics of medicolegal proceedings.
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Joint fusion was offered, but the patient refused and requested a report to support a medicolegal claim.
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Such a record is also useful as a teaching tool and as permanent documentation in case a medicolegal issue arises.
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Determination of fetal age is significant not only in obstetric management but also in medicolegal cases.
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It is widely believed that CT is a safeguard against complications and that its interpretation can be an important medicolegal document in a court of law.
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Finally, medicolegal claims were filed in two cases in the present series: one with fixed flexion contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint, and one with a stiff and painful interphalangeal joint of the thumb.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Medicolegal joins the parts medico- ('medicine') and legal ('law'), and the medico- part is the same idea as the familiar word medical. So, medicolegal is about medical matters that involve the law, like a doctor and a lawyer working together on a case.