PHYSICIAN-PATIENT PRIVILEGE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("physician-patient privilege" is a kind of...):

privilege ((law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship)

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