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Iatrochemist

 [ahy-a-truh-kem-uh-stree, ee-a-]  

i·at·ro·chem·is·try

   [ahy-a-truh-kem-uh-stree, ee-a-]
noun
(in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
Origin:
1820–30; iatro- + chemistry; compare Neo-Latin iatrochymista, iatrochymicus

Related forms
i·at·ro·chem·i·cal  [ahy-a-truh-kem-i-kuhl, ee-a-] , adjective
i·at·ro·chem·i·cal·ly, adverb
i·at·ro·chem·ist, noun
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