medical opinion
noun
: advice from a doctor
We're still seeking medical opinions on the cause of the pain.
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The majority made clear that its decision had nothing to do with the weight of medical opinion, which overwhelmingly supported the treatments at issue when undertaken through careful consultation.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
This isn’t contorting medical opinion for profit, but providing a public service to advance health justice, perhaps tipping the scales, which tend to favor the prosecution, and defend individuals who may be at the wrong end of a misdiagnosis that could separate a parent from their child.
—Zoe Adams and Asher Levinthal, STAT, 21 June 2024
Spitz said that in his expert medical opinion, Oswald fired three shots, and only two struck the president.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024
Buchholz-Kneeland said Republicans are focusing on a single case where there were legitimate differences of medical opinion as the delivery occurred.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Here's What to Know About the Neurological Disease A third medical opinion also provided the same diagnosis, which finally convinced Lazar.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
From the volume of the expletive-laden response that spilled out of the receiver, Slake didn’t need to be told what the White House physician’s medical opinion was on holding a press event.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
This isn’t contorting medical opinion for profit, but providing a public service to advance health justice, perhaps tipping the scales, which tend to favor the prosecution, and defend individuals who may be at the wrong end of a misdiagnosis that could separate a parent from their child.
—Zoe Adams and Asher Levinthal, STAT, 21 June 2024
Spitz said that in his expert medical opinion, Oswald fired three shots, and only two struck the president.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024
Buchholz-Kneeland said Republicans are focusing on a single case where there were legitimate differences of medical opinion as the delivery occurred.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Here's What to Know About the Neurological Disease A third medical opinion also provided the same diagnosis, which finally convinced Lazar.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
From the volume of the expletive-laden response that spilled out of the receiver, Slake didn’t need to be told what the White House physician’s medical opinion was on holding a press event.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Medical opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20opinion. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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