iatrogenic

adj.
Induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy. Used especially of an infection or other complication of treatment.

[Greek iātros, physician; see -iatric + -GENIC.]

iatrogenically i·at'ro·gen'i·cal·ly adv.

(eye-at-ruh-JEN-ik)

adjective
Caused inadvertently by medical treatment, such as an infection or a complication.

Etymology
From iatro- (healer, medicine), from Greek iatros (healer) + -genic (producing)

Usage
"ICU care, provided to the most frail and sick patients, often results in the worst iatrogenic injuries." — Sandeep Jauhar, MD; First, Do No Harm; The New York Times; Aug 10, 1999.

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A condition caused by medical intervention or drug treatment; iatrogenic nutrient deficiency is due to drug-nutrient interactions.

(ī'-atrōjen'ik)
adj

Originating as a result of professional care; for example, an iatrogenic dermatitis.

Applied to a disorder or disease caused by surgical or medical treatment, including the side effects of drugs prescribed or administered inappropriately.

Resulting from the activity of a physician; said of any adverse condition in a patient resulting from treatment by a physician or surgeon, for instance, death after injection of an inappropriate solution or of an appropriate solution in an inappropriate manner, e.g. rapid injections of solutions of magnesium salts, unbuffered solutions of high alkalinity or acidity, or of a substance to which the animal is allergic. See also iatrogenic hyperadrenocorticism.