Search Result for "forensic_medicine":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes;
- Example: "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer"
[syn: forensic medicine, forensic pathology]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Forensic \Fo*ren"sic\, a. [L. forensis, fr. forum a public place, market place. See Forum.] Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or disputes. [1913 Webster] Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to law. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

forensic medicine n 1: the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer" [syn: forensic medicine, forensic pathology]