informed consent

noun

: consent to surgery by a patient or to participation in a medical experiment by a subject after achieving an understanding of what is involved

Examples of informed consent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shared decision-making is informed consent on steroids, honed for the gray areas. —Eric Boodman, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026

The court ruled that, as written, damages accrued every time a person provided their biometric information without prior informed consent. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026

Deaf women often rely on family members, frequently male relatives, to interpret during medical appointments, which can limit privacy and informed consent. —Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026

Enthusiastic and informed consent is the way to go here. —R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for informed consent

• accent
• advent
• ascent
• assent
• augment
• cement
• dement
• descent
• detent
• dissent
• event
• extent

Medical Definition

informed consent

noun

in·​formed consent in-ˌfȯrmd- 

: consent to surgery by a patient or to participation in a medical experiment by a subject after achieving an understanding of what is involved

Legal Definition

informed consent

noun

: consent to medical treatment by a patient or to participation in a medical experiment by a subject after achieving an understanding of what is involved and especially of the risks