Iatroepidemic

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large-scale problem caused by a medical procedure or drug.

    "The drug thalidomide caused many birth defects and led to an iatroepidemic."

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"The drug thalidomide caused many birth defects and led to an iatroepidemic."

Etymology

From iatro- + epidemic.

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