One in which the physician (accidentally or inadvertently) has introduced an infectious or causal agent to the patient. The term iatrogenic comes from the Greek and a literal translation means ‘physician born’. The definition includes...

(from Greek, iatros: physician) Description of a disorder induced by the actions or comments of a physician. See, for example, RECOVERED...

The potential for ADDICTION or ABUSE influences the licit medical use of many drugs, including OPIOIDS, BENZODIAZEPINES, BARBITURATES, and others. This influence can be evaluated from two perspectives—(1) the risk that addiction or abuse will...

Iatrogenesis literally means "brought forth by a healer" (iatros means healer in Greek); as such, it can refer to good or bad effects, but it is almost exclusively used to refer to a state of ill health or adverse effect or complication caused by or...