FORENSIC PATHOLOGY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer

Synonyms:

forensic medicine; forensic pathology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("forensic pathology" is a kind of...):

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

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