iatrogenia

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yatrogenia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰατρός (iatrós) +‎ -genia.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ʝatɾoˈxenja/ [ɟ͡ʝa.t̪ɾoˈxe.nja]

• 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)

1. iatrogenesis

Derived terms

• iatrogénico

 

Further reading

• “iatrogenia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16