1. the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes; - Example: "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer" [syn: forensic medicine, forensic pathology]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
forensic pathology
n 1: the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge
for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the
evidence that convicted the murderer" [syn: forensic
medicine, forensic pathology]