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iatrogenically

iatrogenically

1 9.9
In a way that causes harm because of a professional action
  • adverb
  • /ˌaɪəˈtrɒdʒɪkli/
  • Specialized
: iatrogénicamente
  • Conversely, in iatrogenically acquired MRSA infection, the reverse is true—that is, there is a much lower incidence of quinolone resistance among isolates.

It creates this anxiety shame spiral that increases iatrogenically.

Examples

  • Some people become iatrogenically ill when doctors prescribe medications without proper evaluation.

  • Eight patients had an esophageal perforation; three had clinical evidence that their injury had been caused by the foreign body itself, and five were deemed to have been injured iatrogenically during esophagoscopy.

    Academic text (2003)

  • After all, would any medical doctor ever admit he or she caused the death of a patient iatrogenically via the use of "approved" medical treatments for cancer, such as chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, bone marrow transplants, etc.?

    Blog text (18)

  • Esophageal perforation. Whether they are caused by a foreign body or iatrogenically, esophageal perforations generally occur at the narrowest part of the esophagus, at or close to the cricopharyngeus.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The patient's condition deteriorated iatrogenically after receiving unnecessary treatments.

  • The side effects of the drug were found to be iatrogenically caused by the treatment protocol.

Surface Forms

iatrogenically positive

Morphology

iatrogenically = iatrogenic (opaque) = iatro + gen + ic + ally

Forming the adverb by adding the regular adjective-to-adverb suffix '-ally' to 'iatrogenic' is a standard and transparent morphological process.

Etymology

Iatrogenically comes from the Greek parts iatro- ('doctor') and -genic ('caused by'), and you can see iatro- in the word pediatrician. So, something that happens iatrogenically was caused by a medical or professional action, often without meaning to, so think 'doctor-made' to remember it.