iatrochemistry
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: ia‧tro‧che‧mis‧try
Noun
iatrochemistry (uncountable)
- (chemistry, medicine) An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases; alternatively, the application of chemistry to medical theory.
- 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 53)
- A parallel bid to read the body in terms of the new science came from iatrochemistry.
- 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 53)
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Translations
an early branch of chemistry that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases
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