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Ooops.....I'd always thought the Greek root iatr referred to healing, but apparently not:
From Merriam-Webster:
One entry found for iatrogenic.
Main Entry: iat·ro·gen·ic
Pronunciation: (")I-"a-tr&-'je-nik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek iatros physician + English -genic
Date: 1924
: induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or
by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures <an
iatrogenic rash>
- iat·ro·gen·i·cal·ly /-'je-ni-k(&-)lE/ adverb
I guess this lets us nurses off the hook.
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