forensic medicine

noun

The application of medical science to criminal investigation, especially in establishing the causes of injury or death.

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medical jurisprudenceforensic pathology
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Meanings

nounforensic medicine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe application of medical science to criminal investigation, especially in establishing the causes of injury or death.

    Synonyms: medical jurisprudence

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe application of medical science to criminal investigation, especially in establishing the causes of injury or death.

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medical jurisprudence

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes

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forensic pathology
Broader
medicinemedical specialty

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic طِبّ شَرْعِيّ
  • طِبّ شَرْعِيّ (ṭibb šarʕiyy)application of medical science to criminal investigation
Chinese Mandarin 法醫學 /法医学
  • 法醫學 /法医学 (fǎyīxué)application of medical science to criminal investigation
Finnish oikeuslääketiede
  • oikeuslääketiedeapplication of medical science to criminal investigation
French médecine légale
  • médecine légaleapplication of medical science to criminal investigation
Indonesian kedokteran forensik
  • kedokteran forensikapplication of medical science to criminal investigation
Irish dlí-eolaíocht mhíochaine
  • dlí-eolaíocht mhíochaineapplication of medical science to criminal investigation
Polish medycyna sądowa
  • medycyna sądowaapplication of medical science to criminal investigation
Swedish rättsmedicin
  • rättsmedicinapplication of medical science to criminal investigation
Thai นิติเวชวิทยา, นิติเวชศาสตร์
  • นิติเวชวิทยาapplication of medical science to criminal investigation
  • นิติเวชศาสตร์ (ní-dtì-wêet-chá-sàat)application of medical science to criminal investigation
Turkish adli tıp
  • adli tıpapplication of medical science to criminal investigation
Ukrainian судова́ медици́на
  • судова́ медици́на (sudová medycýna)application of medical science to criminal investigation
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APA

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MLA

“forensic medicine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forensic%20medicine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forensic medicine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forensic%20medicine.

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