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Portuguese
Etymology
From iatro- + -génico or iatrogenia + -ico.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ia‧tro‧gé‧ni‧co
Adjective
iatrogénico (feminine iatrogénica, masculine plural iatrogénicos, feminine plural iatrogénicas, not comparable) (European Portuguese spelling)
- (medicine, of a disease or injury) iatrogenic (caused by medical treatment)
Further reading
- “iatrogênico”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “iatrogênico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “iatrogénico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “iatrogênico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “iatrogénico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From iatrogenia + -ico.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝatɾoˈxeniko/
- IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /jatɾoˈxeniko/
- Rhymes: -eniko
- Syllabification: ia‧tro‧gé‧ni‧co
Adjective
iatrogénico (feminine iatrogénica, masculine plural iatrogénicos, feminine plural iatrogénicas)
- (medicine) iatrogenic
Further reading