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Med-sceat
Med-sceat, a bribe; hush-money, Anc. Inst. Eng
Diagnosis
Diagnosis (Med.), the discovery of the source of a patient's illness.
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Jus dividendi
Jus dividendi [Med. Lat.], the right of disposing of realty by will, Du Cange.
Lucid Interval
Lucid Interval. By a lucid interval is understood, in a legal sense, a temporary cessation of the insanity or a perfect restoration to reason. It differs entirely from a remission, in which there is a mere...
Infanticide
Infanticide, means (1) The act of killing a newborn child, esp. by the parents or with their consent, in archaic usage, the word referred also to the killing of an unborn child. Also termed child destruction;...
C'sarian operation
C'sarian operation [fr. C'sar, or rather C'so, the first of that name, who was cut out of his mother's womb], a surgical operation whereby the f'tus is taken from the mother, with a view to save...
Prolicide
Prolicide [fr. proles, Lat., offspring, and c'do, to kill], the destruction of human offspring. It is either f'ticide or infanticide, which see, Dunglison's Med. Lex.
Paternity
Paternity. The general rule is that 'pater vero is est quem nupti' demonstrant' (Dig. Lib. 2, tit. 4, 1. 5). For a discussion of the law on the subject of paternity and the cases in which...
Medical witnesses
Medical witnesses, may be ordered to attend at an inquest by the coroner under the (English) Coroners Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 71), s. 21. The deposition of civil surgeon or other medical witness,...
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