Taber's Medical Dictionary
consent
(kŏn-sent′ )
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The granting of permission by the patient for another person to perform an act, e.g., permission for a surgical or therapeutic procedure or experiment to be performed by a physician, nurse, dentist, or other health care professional.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Consent." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744638/1/consent.
Consent. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744638/1/consent. Accessed April 25, 2026.
Consent. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744638/1/consent
Consent [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 25]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744638/1/consent.
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