iatrogenic

See also: iatrogènic

English

WOTD – 14 October 2012

Etymology

From iatro- +‎ -genic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪˌætɹəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

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Adjective

iatrogenic (comparative more iatrogenic, superlative most iatrogenic)

1. (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., page 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

Synonyms

• nosocomial (applied to infections and their causal agents)

Translations

induced by physician or medical treatment

• Catalan: iatrogènic
• Czech: iatrogenní (cs)
• Dutch: iatrogeen (nl)
• Finnish: iatrogeeninen (fi)
• French: iatrogène (fr), iatrogénique (fr)
• German: iatrogen (de), iatrogenisch, durch ärztliche Behandlung verursacht
• Greek: ιατρογενής (el) (iatrogenís)
• Icelandic: af læknisvöldum (cf. læknir, vald), meðferðartengdur m (cf. meðferð, tengdur)
• Irish: iatraigineach
• Italian: iatrogenico, iatrogeno (it)
• Malay: iatrogenik
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: iatrogen (no)

• Portuguese: iatrogénico (Portugal), iatrogênico (pt) (Brazil)
• Russian: ятроге́нный (ru) (jatrogénnyj)
• Spanish: iatrogénico (es)
• Thai: โรคหมอทำ

Anagrams

• geriaction