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iatrogenic


Main Entry: iat·ro·gen·ic
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)ī-ˌa-trə-ˈje-nik\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek iatros physician + English -genic
Date: 1924

: induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures <an iatrogenic rash>

— iat·ro·gen·e·sis \-trō-ˈje-nə-səs\ noun

— iat·ro·gen·i·cal·ly \-trə-ˈje-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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