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Iatrogenic

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Adjective

1. iatrogenic

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Iatrogenic

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adjective
1. medicine
(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
(of a problem) induced by the means of treating a problem but ascribed to the continuing natural development of the problem being treated

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Iatrogenic

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adjective
caused by medical treatment
said esp. of symptoms, ailments, or disorders induced by drugs or surgery

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Iatrogenic

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

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