adj.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ ) ī - ˌ a-tr ə - ' je-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 \ -tr ō - ' je-n ə -s ə s \ noun
– iat · ro · gen · i · cal · ly \ -tr ə - ' je-ni-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb