| iatrogenic | Induced inadvertently by the medical treatment or procedures or actvity of a physician. Originally applied to disorders induced in the patient by autosuggestion based on the physician's examination, manner or discussion, the term is now applied to any adverse condition in a patient occurring as the result of treatment by a physician or surgeon, especially to infections acquired by the patient during the course of treatment. Compare: nosocomial. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce (18 Nov 1997) |
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| iatrogenic disease | <disease> A disease produced as a consequence of medical or surgical treatment. (13 Nov 1997) |
| iatrogenic transmission | Transmission of infectious agents due to medical interference (e.g., transmission by contaminated needles). (05 Mar 2000) |