Medical Dictionary

incompetence

noun in·com·pe·tence \(ˈ)in-ˈkäm-pət-ən(t)s\

Medical Definition of INCOMPETENCE

1
:  lack of legal qualification
2
:  inability of an organ or part to perform its function adequately <incompetence of an aortic valve>
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