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defensive medicine

 
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–noun
the practice by a physician of ordering many tests or consultations as a means of self-protection against charges of malpractice in the event of an unfavorable outcome of treatment.
Origin:
1965–70
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Main Entry: defensive medicine
Function: noun
: the practice of ordering medical tests, procedures, or consultations of doubtful clinical value in order to protect theprescribing physician from malpractice suits
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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defensive medicine n.
Diagnostic or therapeutic measures conducted primarily as a safeguard against possible malpractice liability.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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