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i⋅at⋅ro⋅gen⋅ic

  [ahy-a-truh-jen-ik, ee-a-]
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–adjective
(of a medical disorder) caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician.
Origin:
1920–25; iatro- + -genic

Related forms:
i⋅at⋅ro⋅ge⋅nic⋅i⋅ty  [ahy-a-troh-juh-nis-i-tee, ee-a-] , noun
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i·at·ro·gen·ic   (ī-āt'rə-jěn'ĭk)   
adj.  Induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy. Used especially of an infection or other complication of treatment.

[Greek iātros, physician; see -iatric + -genic.]
i·at'ro·gen'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: iat·ro·gen·ic
Pronunciation: (")I-"a-tr&-'jen-ik also (")E-
Function: adjective
: induced inadvertently by aphysician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures iatrogenic rash> —iat·ro·gen·i·cal·ly /-'jen-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb —iat·ro·ge·nic·i·ty /-j&-'nis-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
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iatrogenic i·at·ro·gen·ic (ī-āt'rə-jěn'ĭk)
adj.
Induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy.

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