correctional medicine


correctional medicine

The field of medical care which addresses the health needs of prisoners serving sentences in correctional facilities

des·mot·e·ric med·i·cine

(des'mō-ter'ik med'i-sin) The branch of medical practice that deals with health problems in prison inmates.
Synonym(s): correctional medicine. [G. desmōtērion, prison, fr. deo, to bind, + -ic]

correctional medicine

Health care provided to inmates of prisons and jails.See also: medicine