noun-modifying (irregular)
forensic; forensic medicine
Used prenominally to modify nouns related to forensic science or legal medicine, such as 法医学 (forensic medicine) or 法医解剖 (forensic autopsy).
Forensic medicine is an indispensable field in criminal investigation.
The forensic autopsy revealed the cause of death.
medicolegal autopsy; forensic autopsy
Compound of 法 (law) and 医 (medicine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with forensic medicine.