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medicolegal

medicolegal

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Relating to medicine and the law, especially the legal side of medical care
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɛdɪkoʊˈliːɡəl/
  • Specialized
: medicolegal
  • The patient was offered revision surgery, but the family refused and requested a report for a medicolegal claim.
  • medicolegal claims
  • medicolegal cases

Examples

  • The physician prepared detailed documentation to address the medicolegal aspects of the patient's case.

  • 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.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Finally, cases in which medicolegal claims were filed were noted.

    Academic text (2012)
  • What kind of person makes fun of a medicolegal death investigator?

    Blog text (25)
  • The dynamics of medicolegal proceedings.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Joint fusion was offered, but the patient refused and requested a report to support a medicolegal claim.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Such a record is also useful as a teaching tool and as permanent documentation in case a medicolegal issue arises.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Determination of fetal age is significant not only in obstetric management but also in medicolegal cases.

    Academic text (2007)
  • 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.

    Academic text (2002)
  • 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.

    Academic text (2012)

Surface Forms

medicolegal positive

Morphology

medicolegal = medico + legal (semi-transparent) = medico + legal

The components 'medico-' and 'legal' are clear, but the specific combination refers to a specialized field combining medicine and law.

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.