iatrogenic
adjective medical specialized uk/aɪˌæt.rəˈdʒen.ɪk/ us/aɪˌæt.roʊˈdʒen.ɪk/
医原性的,由于医师活动所引起的
(of a disease or problem) caused by medical treatment or by a doctor
Iatrogenic infections are responsible for thousands of deaths among hospital patients each year. 医原性感染每年造成几千名医院病人死亡。
Minimally invasive spinal surgery reduces the risk of iatrogenic injury. 最小限度侵入性脊髓手术降低了医原性损伤的风险。
If a complication such as excessive bleeding arises during a biopsy procedure, the complication is iatrogenic. 如果在活体组织检测过程中出现并发症,如大量出血,这种并发症就属于医原性的。
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- Most Cushing’s syndrome cases are caused by steroid medications (iatrogenic).
- They said the supposed long-term effects may be iatrogenic, meaning symptoms could be put into the mind of the patient after suggestion by a doctor.
- Over 100,000 deaths occur in North America from iatrogenic disease, which means doctor- or drug-induced disease.
- He claims that one in five patients in research hospitals get iatrogenic illnesses.
- This is the first published case of iatrogenic pancreatitis.