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单词 iatrogenic
释义

iatrogenic

[ ahy-a-truh-jen-ik, ee-a- ]
/ aɪˌæ trəˈdʒɛn ɪk, iˌæ- /

adjective

(of a medical disorder) caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician.

Origin of iatrogenic

First recorded in 1920–25; iatro- + -genic

OTHER WORDS FROM iatrogenic

i·at·ro·ge·nic·i·ty [ahy-a-troh-juh-nis-i-tee, ee-a-], /aɪˌæ troʊ dʒəˈnɪs ɪ ti, iˌæ-/, noun

Words nearby iatrogenic

IATA, iatric, -iatrics, iatro-, iatrochemistry, iatrogenic, -iatry, IATSE, ib., IBA, ibada
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Example sentences from the Web for iatrogenic

  • (In health-wonk jargon, this is known as "iatrogenic mortality").

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British Dictionary definitions for iatrogenic

iatrogenic
/ (aɪˌætrəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) /

adjective

med (of an illness or symptoms) induced in a patient as the result of a physician's words or actions, esp as a consequence of taking a drug prescribed by the physician
social welfare (of a problem) induced by the means of treating a problem but ascribed to the continuing natural development of the problem being treated

Derived forms of iatrogenic

iatrogenicity (aɪˌætrəʊdʒɪˈnɪsɪtɪ), noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for iatrogenic

iatrogenic
[ ī-ăt′rə-jĕnĭk ]

adj.

Induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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