Medical Ethics Terms

noun the act of making new or secret information known

• The company requires full disclosure of financial information from all employees.
• I appreciate your disclosure about what happened last night.
• I can't believe she made that disclosure to everyone!
• His disclosure of emotions in his music is what makes it so powerful.

noun moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity

• The company's code of ethics outlines the expected behavior of all employees.
• She always tries to do the right thing, she has really good ethics.
• I can't believe he cheated on the test, that's just not cool from an ethics standpoint.
• In the world of business, ethics can be a gray area that many companies struggle to navigate.

verb to show that someone is involved in a crime or a dishonest act

adjective having been shown to be involved in a crime or a dishonest act

• The evidence clearly implicated him in the crime.
• They found fingerprints that implicated him.
• He got implicated in the whole mess.
• Her actions implicated her in the scandal.

verb to make something legal or permissible by law

• The government is considering whether to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
• I heard they might legalize gambling in our state soon.
• They should totally legalize skateboarding in that area.
• Some people argue that we should legalize forgiveness in our society.

noun the action of leaving out or excluding something

• The omission of crucial details in the report led to misunderstandings among the team members.
• I can't believe the omission of her name from the guest list caused such a fuss.
• The party was a disaster because of that one omission - no music!
• His omission of her from his life was like a missing piece in a puzzle, leaving him feeling incomplete.

verb to formally forbid something; to not allow something

adjective not allowed; forbidden

• Smoking is strictly prohibited in this area.
• You can't smoke here, it's prohibited.
• No way, that's a no-go zone, smoking is prohibited.
• In our family, lying is prohibited, we value honesty above all else.

noun a person who denies the effectiveness or necessity of wearing masks

• The mask-denier refused to comply with the public health guidelines.
• The mask-denier keeps saying masks don't work.
• That mask-denier is just being ignorant.
• The mask-denier is blind to the importance of wearing a mask.

noun a rare type of conjoined twins who are fused at the head

adjective relating to or characteristic of craniopagus twins

• Craniopagus twins are conjoined at the head.
• Did you know about those craniopagus twins who were separated successfully?
• The craniopagus siblings are always together, like two peas in a pod.
• Their bond was so strong, it was as if they were craniopagus twins.

noun a state of being awake but showing no signs of awareness or responsiveness

• The patient was diagnosed with unresponsive wakefulness, also known as a vegetative state.
• The doctors said that he was in a state of unresponsive wakefulness, but we're still hoping for a miracle.
• They said she was in a coma, but I think it's more like unresponsive wakefulness or something.
• Sometimes I feel like I'm in a state of unresponsive wakefulness, going through the motions without really being present.