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iatrogenic

adjective

  1. induced by a doctor's words or actions
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /aɪˌætɹəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

adj

Etymology: From iatro- + -genic.

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

    Another group argues that the diagnosis is being overused and that many of the diagnosed cases are iatrogenic, or unintentionally shaped or caused by the practitioner

    These medicines addicted, sickened, or killed outright; they also could trigger chemical pneumonitis, or progressive lung injury, if inhaled during a bout of iatrogenic, or physician–triggered, vomiting.