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one who pleads the cause of antother , one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal

apportioning for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things

notes added by way of comment or explanation

the act of doing or producing good , especially performing acts of charity or kindness

research studies that test how well new medical treatments or other interventions work in the subjects , usually human beings

marked differences or distinctions

the tendency of something or someone to act in a certain manner under given circumstances

obligatory task , conduct , service , or functions that arise from one's position , as in life or in a group

practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy

faithfulness to something to which one is bound by pledge or duty

mature male or female germ cells , usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual

the genetic material of an organism

the practice of forming ideas or living under the influence of ideas

being in a less than perfect or less than whole condition , it includes having handicaps or functional defects and being under the influence of drugs , alcohol , or controlled substance

not fertile or productive , not capble of reproducing

an inward , reflective examination of one's own thoughts and feelings

with regard to medial ethics , the fair distribution of benefits and burden among individuals or groups in society

refraining from the act of harming or committing evil

formal expressions of judgment or advice by an expert , formal expressions of the legal resons and principles on which a legal decision is based

a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment , an expounder of a theory in a cetain area of experience

done , collected , or occurring after death

to get possession of , to obtain by particular care and effort

the realm embracing property rights that belong to the community at large , are unpprotected by copyright or patent , and are subject to use or appropriation by anyone

consequences produced by a cause or following from a set of conditions

amends , acts of atonement , or satisfaction given as a result of a wrong or injury

oriented or directed toward social needs and problems

a substitute , to put in place of another

codes used instead of names to protect the confidentiality of the patient in a method of anonymous HIV testing

a devotion to or conformity with the truth

thoughts , judgments , and actions on issues that have implications or moral right and wrong

courtesy , customs and manners

Code of Hammurabi

hippocrates

Thomas Percival

he published his sociologic matters

new york city

code of ethics was formulated and adopted

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Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs

consist of 9 active members of the AMA including one resident physician member and one medical student member.

interpreting the AMA principles of medical ethics as adopted by the house of delegates of AMA

principle of medical ethics

the fundamental elements of the patient-physician relationship

current opinions of the CEJA with annotations

reports of the CEJA

( they disscuss more than 135 ethical issues encountered  in medicine)