medicolegal
Meanings
adj
- Of, or pertaining to, both medicine and law, as for example with the legal implications of a medical decision (such as when to stop attempting resuscitation, or when not to prescribe a certain medication or surgery.
Word forms
Etymology
From medico- + legal.
Derived words
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