informed consent

noun

: consent to surgery by a patient or to participation in a medical experiment by a subject after achieving an understanding of what is involved

Examples of informed consent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After receiving approval from an ethics review board, getting informed consent from Friede, and supplying him with documents about the dangers of snake venom, the team collected two vials of Friede’s blood. —Katherine Bourzac, Scientific American, 7 May 2025

That's the core of the MAHA agenda—restoring informed consent, protecting health freedom, and returning power to the people. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025

Health and Human Services leadership seemingly believes that HIPAA regulations do not apply and informed consent is not required because the data are deidentified. —Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Decisions should be based on the best evidence available and shared with the patient, who should provide informed consent. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for informed consent

• accent
• advent
• ascent
• assent
• augment
• cement
• dement
• descent
• detent
• dissent
• event
• extent

Medical Definition

informed consent

noun

in·​formed consent in-ˌfȯrmd- 

: consent to surgery by a patient or to participation in a medical experiment by a subject after achieving an understanding of what is involved

Legal Definition

informed consent

noun

: consent to medical treatment by a patient or to participation in a medical experiment by a subject after achieving an understanding of what is involved and especially of the risks