med-mal
n.— «This polarized description of the medical malpractice crisis is unfortunate because there is nothing simple about “med-mal.” » —“Taking a step back in the medical malpractice debate” by Barry Ray Furrow Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.) May 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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