Tuesday, May 4, 2010


Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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iatrogenic \ahy-a-truh-JEN-ik\, adjective:
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A malady induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures.
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I wonder how many iatrogenic maladies will be occurring as a direct result of the B.O.'s takeover of the soon to become overburdened and overwhelmed health care industry?
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Iatrogenic stems from the Greek iatros, physician.

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