The Battered Child Syndrome Is

The battered child syndrome is

A) no longer a valid medical-legal diagnosis because of our advances in medical science.
B) is a medical-legal term used to describe children who are suffering from long bone fractures and subdural hematomas.
C) is a term that describes the characteristics of children who are abused as a result of the cycle of violence.
D) is a medicolegal term that describes the diagnosis of a medical expert based upon scientific studies that indicate when a child suffers certain types of continuing injuries that those injuries were not caused by accidental means.