IATROGENIC

iatrogenic

(adjective) induced by a physician’s words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

iatrogenic (comparative more iatrogenic, superlative most iatrogenic)

(medicine, of a disease, injury, or other adverse outcome) Induced by the words or actions of the physician or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedure.

Synonyms

• nosocomial (applied to infections and their causal agents)

Anagrams

• geriaction

Source: Wiktionary



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