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Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 4, 2010 iatrogenic \ahy-a-truh-JEN-ik\, adjective: A malady induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures. Chronic insomnia thus becomes a self-perpetuating and/or iatrogenic condition as sufferers are prescribed (or acquire) hypnotics for transient sleeplessness, and then develop an ongoing problem getting to sleep without chemical aid. -- New York Times, reader comment, April 2010 It is very common to see dogs develop iatrogenic Cushing's as a result of long term use of corticosteroids (Prednisone.) -- www.dogforums.com Iatrogenic stems from the Greek iatros, physician. Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help
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