iatrogenic

English

WOTD – 14 October 2012

Etymology

iatro- +‎ -genic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪˌætɹəˈdʒɛnɪk/

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. (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)

Synonyms

• nosocomial (applied to infections and their causal agents)

Translations

induced by physician or medical treatment

• 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)
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• Icelandic: af læknisvöldum (cf. læknir, vald), meðferðartengdur m (cf. meðferð, tengdur)
• Irish: iatraigineach
• Italian: iatrogenico
• Malay: iatrogenik
• Portuguese: iatrogénico (Portugal), iatrogênico (pt) (Brazil)
• Russian: ятроге́нный (ru) (jatrogénnyj)
• Spanish: iatrogénico (es)

Anagrams

• geriaction