Iatrogenic disease
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Iatrogenic is used for something that results from the actions of physicians or surgeons 1.
It is usually used in the context of describing a possible cause of a finding/diagnosis. Anything caused by any form of diagnostic test or treatment (including medication, radiotherapy and surgery) may be described as iatrogenic, e.g. a pneumothorax occurring as a sequela of thoracentesis could be described as iatrogenic. It is immaterial if the sequela is intended or not.
History and etymology
Iatrogenic is derived from the Ancient Greek roots ιατρος (iatros) meaning physician and γεν (gen) meaning producing 1.
-<p><strong>Iatrogenic</strong> is used for something that results from the actions of physicians.</p>- +<p><strong>Iatrogenic</strong> is used for something that results from the actions of physicians or surgeons <sup>1</sup>.</p><p>It is usually used in the context of describing a possible cause of a finding/diagnosis. Anything caused by any form of diagnostic test or treatment (including medication, radiotherapy and surgery) may be described as iatrogenic, e.g. a <a href="/articles/pneumothorax">pneumothorax</a> occurring as a <a href="/articles/sequela">sequela</a> of <a href="/articles/thoracentesis">thoracentesis</a> could be described as iatrogenic. It is immaterial if the sequela is intended or not.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>Iatrogenic is derived from the Ancient Greek roots ιατρος (iatros) meaning physician and γεν (gen) meaning producing <sup>1</sup>.</p>
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- 1. William Alexander Newman Dorland. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. (2018) <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?vid=ISBN9781416023647">ISBN: 9781416023647</a><span class="ref_v4"></span>
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