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iatrogenic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /aɪˌætɹəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Induced by the words or actions of the physician or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: injury; or other adverse outcome; injury; or other adverse outcome

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From iatro- + -genic.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: iatrogènic — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Czech: iatrogenní — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Dutch: iatrogeen — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Finnish: iatrogeeninen — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Finnish: hoidosta johtuva — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • French: iatrogène — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • French: iatrogénique — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • German: iatrogen — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • German: iatrogenisch — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • German: durch ärztliche Behandlung verursacht — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Greek: ιατρογενής (iatrogenís) — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Icelandic: af læknisvöldum (cf. læknir, vald) — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Icelandic: meðferðartengdur (cf. meðferð, tengdur) — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Irish: iatraigineach — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Italian: iatrogenico — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Italian: iatrogeno — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Malay: iatrogenik — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: iatrogen — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Portuguese: iatrogénico — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Portuguese: iatrogênico — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Russian: ятроге́нный (jatrogénnyj) — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Spanish: iatrogénico — induced by physician or medical treatment
  • Thai: โรคหมอทํา — induced by physician or medical treatment