Medical jurisprudence
Medical jurisprudence
Medical jurisprudence or legal medicine is the branch of science and medicine involving the study and application of scientific and medical knowledge to legal problems, such as inquests, and in the field of law. As modern medicine is a legal creation, regulated by the state, and medicolegal cases involving death, rape, paternity, etc. require a medical practitioner to produce evidence and appear as an expert witness, these two fields have traditionally been interdependent.
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌdʒʊərɪsˈprudəns/
Etymology: The term 'medical jurisprudence' was first used in 1788 in a London medical dictionary. It is derived from the Latin words 'medicus' meaning 'a physician' and 'jurisprudentia' meaning 'knowledge of the law or legal expertise'.
Related Terms
- Forensic Medicine: The application of medical knowledge to the investigation of crime, particularly in establishing the causes of injury or death.
- Toxicology: The study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning.
- Pathology: The science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
- Inquest: A judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as a death.
- Expert Witness: A person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of special knowledge or proficiency in a particular field that is relevant to the case.
See also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Medical jurisprudence
- Wikipedia's article - Medical jurisprudence
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