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FORENSIC PATHOLOGY
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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)