MEDICAL MALPRACTICE GLOSSARY

Acetaminophen
Accolate
Accutane
Addiction
Adjudicate
Affidavit
Agonist Opioid
Allegation
Analgesic
Anesthesia Injury
Answer
Antidepressants
Apgar Score
Arava
Arbitration
Assumption of risk
Asbestos
Asbestosis
Ataxia
Athetosis
Baxter Dialysis Filter
Baycol
Benzene
Birth injury
Brain Damage
Cancer
Cancer misdiagnosis
Carcinogen
Case law
Celebrex
Cerebral palsy
Central Nervous System
Civil
Civil Lawsuit
Cognitive Functions
Collateral source rule
Common law
Comparative negligence
Compensation
Complainant
Civil Complaint
Contingency fee
Continuance
Cox-2 Inhibitor
Cross-examination
CT Scan
DES
Damages
Decedent
Decree
Default
Defendant
Deposition
Direct examination
Directed verdict
Disciplinary Hearing
Discovery
Dismemberment
Dismissal with prejudice
Dismissal without prejudice
Duract
Dysarthria
Dystonia
Eligible Survivor
Enbrel
Ephedra
Established customary standard of care
Evidence
Exhibit
Failure to diagnose
Fen-Phen
Fraud
Gait
Hemiplegia
Herceptin
Hospital malpractice
Hypertonia
Hypotonia
Incompetence
Illness Period
Intention Tremors
Involuntary Movement
Indemnity
Interrogatories
Judgment
Judgment notwithstanding the verdict
Kava
Lamictal
Lamisil
Leukemia
Liability
Liability Risk
Lien
Litigant
Litigation
Locum Tenens
Lotronex
Lymphoma
Medical Incident
Medical lien
Medical Negligence
Mellaril
Meridia
Mesothelioma
Misdiagnosis
Mistrial
Negligence
Nevirapine
Norplant
Nursing malpractice
Nursing Home Malpractice
Occupational therapy
Oxycodone Hydrochloride
Oxycontin
Percocet
Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Prescription Error
Physical Dependence
Physical therapy
Plaintiff
Pleadings
Pleural mesothelioma
PPA
Prempro
Preponderance of evidence
Professional Services
Propulsid
RH Incompatibility
Rebuttal
Re-direct examination
Relenza
Retainer
Rezulin
RhoGAM
Seizures
Serentil
Serzone
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Speech therapy
Stipulation
Subpoena
Subrogation
Tasmar
Terminal Illness
Thalidomide
Thimerosal
Tort
Transcript
Trial
Viagra
Vicodin
Videx/ EC
Vioxx
Withdrawal
Wrongful Death
Zerit