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Iatrogenic vs Undefined - What's the difference?

iatrogenic | undefined |

As adjectives the difference between iatrogenic and undefined

is that iatrogenic is induced by the words or actions of the physician or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedure while undefined is lacking a definition or value.

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)

    undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined