Medical Dictionary

1malpractice

noun mal·prac·tice \(ˈ)mal-ˈprak-təs\

Medical Definition of MALPRACTICE

:  a dereliction of professional duty or a failure to exercise an accepted degree of professional skill or learning by a physician rendering professional services which results in injury, loss, or damage
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