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Iatrogenic - What does it mean?

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iatrogenic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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)

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.