iatrogenic
English
WOTD – 14 October 2012
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɪˌætɹəˈdʒɛnɪk/
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.
- 2003, Michael L. Raulin, Abnormal Psychology, Pearson Education, Inc. (2003), p. 494,
- Another group argues that the diagnosis is being overused and that many of the diagnosed cases are iatrogenic, or unintentionally shaped or caused by the practitioner (Lilienfeld et al., 1999; Spanos, 1994). (boldface in original)
- 2003, Michael L. Raulin, Abnormal Psychology, Pearson Education, Inc. (2003), p. 494,
Synonyms
- nosocomial (applied to infections and their causal agents)
Translations
induced by physician or medical treatment
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