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Medico Legal Terminologies
3. Avoid errors – Not only for Lawyers but even for a Medical
Professional, Medical terms helps describe the medical history
of a patient through medical records and these records tells
other healthcare professional’s details that can help them
diagnose the patient more accurately and provide the right
treatments.
There are some medical terms which are easily understandable just
by their meaning and don’t require a Medical practitioner to
interpret them.
Thus, below are some Medico Legal Terms which can be used by a
Lawyer during court proceedings to describe his case:
Medico-Legal terms
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1) Addiction - A physiological and psychological compulsion for a
habit-forming substance. In extreme cases, an addiction may
become an overwhelming obsession.
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16)Gait - How an individual walks. Normal gait requires the proper
functioning of the nervous system and the musculoskeletal
system.
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17) Haemorrhage - Haemorrhage is the medical term for bleeding.
It most often refers to excessive bleeding.
24) Illegitimate Child - A child born out of parents who are not
married.
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26) Locum Tenens - A healthcare provider who is serving as a
temporary relief or substitute.
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28) Medical negligence - The failure of a medical professional to
conform to standards of conduct for their job duties, based on
how a reasonable perso n with the required knowledge and skills
would act in the same situation.
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44) Seizures - A person having a seizure may abruptly “freeze,” fall
and shake violently or simply fall down. Seizures affect about half
of all people with cerebral palsy but are usually not harmful.
Conclusion
Thus, the above words can be used by a Lawyer in Court
proceedings to conduct his case in a proper judicial way.
The terms mentioned above are similar with its Medical terms
and are also by Medical practitioners in their fields.
Mentioning such terms in the draft of the case would also place
an good impression about the intellect of the lawyer to the
Judge.
The end…….
Medical
Jurisprudence
Assignment
By - B.Mohit Narayan.
Class - NLC IV.
Roll NO - 30.