informed consent


noun

a patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.

Origin of informed consent

First recorded in 1965–70

Medical definitions for informed consent

informed consent
[ ĭn-fôrmd ]

n.

Consent by a patient to a surgical or medical procedure or participation in a clinical study after achieving an understanding of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.