Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A term applied to a school of physicians which took its rise in Italy in the seventeenth century.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective medicine Of or relating to a seventeenth century school of medical thought that explained all
physiological andpathological phenomena by the laws ofphysics ; opposed to theiatrochemical school.
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Examples
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Whereas the iatrophysical thought primarily in terms of matter, forces, and motions, the iatrochemical thought chemical relationships were fundamental.
Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 Thomas Proctor Hughes
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An important new school of medical theory was the iatrophysical or iatromathematical (_iatros_ from the Greek -- physician).
Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 Thomas Proctor Hughes
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The iatrochemical school existed alongside the iatrophysical.
Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 Thomas Proctor Hughes
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