Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
du·ty of care Pronunciation:
'd(y)üt-E-&v-'ke(&)r, -'ka(&)r : a duty to use care toward others that would be exercised by anordinarily resonable and prudent person in order to protect them from unnecessary risk of harm
duty of care to the patient, that the physician breached that duty, and that the breach caused injury to the plaintiff —L. F. Sparr et al>
