As applied to physi-cians and surgeons, this term means, general-ly, professional misconduct towards a pa-tlent which is considered reprehensible either because immoral in itself or because con-trary to law or expressly forbidden by law. In a more specific sense, it means had, wrong, or injudicious treatment of a patient, pro-fess ion ally and In respect to tbe particular disease or injury, resulting in iujury, unnecessary suffering, or death to the patient
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
