i·at·ro·gen·ic

(ī-ăt′rə-jĕn′ĭk)

adj.

Induced unintentionally in a patient by a physician. Used especially of an infection or other complication of treatment.

[Greek iātros, physician; see -iatric + -genic.]

i·at′ro·gen′i·cal·ly adv.

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iatrogenic

(aɪˌætrəʊˈdʒɛnɪk)

adj

1. (Medicine) med (of an illness or symptoms) induced in a patient as the result of a physician's words or actions, esp as a consequence of taking a drug prescribed by the physician

2. (Social Welfare) social welfare (of a problem) induced by the means of treating a problem but ascribed to the continuing natural development of the problem being treated

iatrogenicity n

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i•at•ro•gen•ic

(aɪˌæ trəˈdʒɛn ɪk, iˌæ-)

adj.

induced unintentionally by the medical treatment of a physician: iatrogenic symptoms.

[1920–25; < Greek iātró(s) healer + -genic]

i•at`ro•gen′e•sis (-ə sɪs) n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

iatrogenic - induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)

medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

induced - brought about or caused; not spontaneous; "a case of steroid-induced weakness"

Translations

iatrogène

iatrogenic

adj → iatrogen

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i·at·ro·gen·ic

a. yatrógeno-a, iatrogénico-a, rel. a un trastorno o lesión producido por un tratamiento o por una instrucción errónea del facultativo;

___ pneumothorax → neumotórax ___;

___ transmission → transmisión ___.

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Masimo announced the findings of an abstract presented at Euroanaesthesia 2018 in which researchers compared Masimo noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin, or SpHb, to intermittent and invasive lab hemoglobin, or LabHb, in reflecting iatrogenic hemodilution during incremental fluid administration of patients undergoing major surgery.

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Iatrogenic causes, though rare, account for most of the ureteric pathology [1].

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