Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Induced unintentionally in a patient by a physician. Used especially of an infection or other complication of treatment.
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- adjective medicine, of a disease, etc.
Induced by thewords oractions of thephysician .
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- adjective induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Haldol has been documented in shrinking peoples brains which you know is called iatrogenic illness.
Help Wanted: Psychiatrist Mother Jones RN 2007
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It's called iatrogenic illness but these doctors who're causing the illness haven't a clue because they are surgeons.
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In real medicine it's called iatrogenic disease, disease produced by the application of medical intervention.
Molly'sBlog 2008
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senator Pat Moynihan called "iatrogenic government."
Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis George F. Will 2012
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Are we really designed to be omnivores OR does a plant based diet suit us best? www. foodkills.org Dr.M. Klaper www. vegsource.com MEDICAL STATISTICS * The third highest cause of deaths in the US is what is termed "iatrogenic", which means "induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy."
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Are we really designed to be omnivores OR does a plant based diet suit us best? www. foodkills.org Dr.M. Klaper www. vegsource.com MEDICAL STATISTICS * The third highest cause of deaths in the US is what is termed "iatrogenic", which means "induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy."
WN.com - Articles related to 2 more die of H1N1 in city, 10 test positive 2010
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CT scans increase cancer risk - do U understand 'iatrogenic' illness - most probably not, uhh?!?!
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Many biological psychiatrists who base their practices around medication management will tell you the condition doesn't exist, or that if it exists it is "iatrogenic," meaning it is caused by therapists training their patients to interpret their symptoms as if they have a whole set of distinct personalities.
CNN.com 2010
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Are we really designed to be omnivores OR does a plant based diet suit us best? www. foodkills.org Dr.M. Klaper www. vegsource.com MEDICAL STATISTICS * The third highest cause of deaths in the US is what is termed "iatrogenic", which means "induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy."
WN.com - Articles related to 2 more die of H1N1 in city, 10 test positive 2010
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Treatment options available for iatrogenic lip hypertrophy caused by your doctor and the genetic variety are limited.
Robert Tornambe, M.D.: Lip Reduction Surgery-A Contrary Trend M.D. Robert Tornambe 2011
mafflard commented on the word iatrogenic
Many times I have had extremely iatrogenic high blood pressure
February 23, 2009
knitandpurl commented on the word iatrogenic
"The pill entered the market in 1996 and quickly became an iatrogenic disaster."
"The Antidote" by Ian Frazier, p 62 of the New Yorker's September 8, 2014 issue
September 7, 2014