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iatroepidemic

Syllables: ia·tro·e·pi·de·mic

iatroepidemic noun: a large-scale problem caused by a medical procedure or drug.

Noun

iatroepidemic (plural iatroepidemics)

  1. A large-scale problem caused by a medical procedure or drug.
    • The drug thalidomide caused many birth defects and led to an iatroepidemic.

Forms of iatroepidemic

pluraliatroepidemics

Origin of iatroepidemic

From iatro- + epidemic.

Questions about iatroepidemic

What does iatroepidemic mean?
Iatroepidemic means a large-scale problem caused by a medical procedure or drug.
What part of speech is iatroepidemic?
Iatroepidemic is a noun.
What is the plural of iatroepidemic?
The plural of iatroepidemic is iatroepidemics.

Words near iatroepidemic in the dictionary

  1. iatrochemist
  2. iatrochemistry
  3. iatrochemists
  4. iatrocide
  5. iatroculture
  6. iatroepidemic
  7. iatroepidemics
  8. iatrogeneses
  9. iatrogenesis
  10. iatrogenic
  11. iatrogenically

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