Forensic medicine is a broad term used to describe a group of medical specialties which deal with the examination and diagnosis of individuals who have been injured by or who have died because of external or unnatural causes such as poisoning, assault, suicide and other forms of violence, and apply findings to law (i.e. court cases).
[4] The term clinical forensic medicine, coined by Thomas Stuart, dates back to the 19th century, referring to the connection between the usage of medical evidence for judiciary purposes.
However, clinical forensics could not be considered a thing until both legal and medical systems were well developed.
This development led to many advancements in pathology as the human body was properly mapped for its structure and function, and studied for the causes of diseases.
This led to the overall increase in health as ancient technique were rid of, and new scientific medical practices were implemented.