Legal
Legal Medicine
Legal Medicine (pronunciation: /ˈliːɡəl ˈmɛdɪsɪn/) is a branch of medicine that applies medical knowledge to legal issues and legal proceedings. It is also known as Forensic Medicine.
Etymology
The term "Legal Medicine" is derived from the Latin word "legalis", meaning "pertaining to the law", and the Greek word "mederi", meaning "to heal".
Definition
Legal Medicine is a medical specialty that involves the application of medical knowledge and skills to the resolution of legal problems. This can include providing expert testimony in court, determining the cause of death in suspicious circumstances, and assessing the medical fitness of individuals for various legal purposes.
Related Terms
- Forensic Pathology: A branch of pathology that deals with the investigation of deaths where there are legal implications.
- Toxicology: The study of the effects of chemicals on living organisms, often used in legal medicine to determine the cause of death or injury.
- Medical Jurisprudence: The branch of law that deals with the application of law to medicine or, conversely, the application of medical science to legal problems.
- Clinical Forensics: A field of medicine that deals with the application of medical knowledge to the investigation of crime, particularly in cases where physical evidence can be derived from the human body.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Legal
- Wikipedia's article - Legal
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski