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iatrophysical

iatrophysical adjective: of or relating to a 17th-century school of medical thought that explained all physiological and pathological phenomena by the laws of physics; opposed to the iatrochemical school.

Adjective

iatrophysical (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a 17th-century school of medical thought that explained all physiological and pathological phenomena by the laws of physics; opposed to the iatrochemical school.

Origin of iatrophysical

From iatro- + physical.

Questions about iatrophysical

What does iatrophysical mean?
Iatrophysical means of or relating to a 17th-century school of medical thought that explained all physiological and pathological phenomena by the laws of physics; opposed to the iatrochemical school.
What part of speech is iatrophysical?
Iatrophysical is an adjective.

Words near iatrophysical in the dictionary

  1. iatropathology
  2. iatrophobe
  3. iatrophobes
  4. iatrophobia
  5. iatrophobic
  6. iatrophysical
  7. iatrophysicist
  8. iatrophysicists
  9. iatrophysics
  10. iatropic
  11. iatrotechnics

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