IATROGENIC


Meaning of IATROGENIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)ī-ˌa-trə-ˈje-nik ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.