iatrogenia
Spanish
Alternative forms
- yatrogenia
Etymology
Ancient Greek ἰατρός (iatrós) + -genia
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝatɾoˈxenja/ [ɟ͡ʝa.t̪ɾoˈxe.nja]
- IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /jatɾoˈxenja/ [ja.t̪ɾoˈxe.nja]
- Rhymes: -enja
- Syllabification: ia‧tro‧ge‧nia
Noun
iatrogenia f (plural iatrogenias)
- iatrogenesis
Derived terms
- iatrogénico
Further reading
- “iatrogenia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014