Iatrogenic - a complication caused by medical
treatment.
Context might help -
despite an initially smooth recovery from his appendectomy,
he became very ill due to an iatrogenic infection
the iatrogenic infection refers to an infection acquired
during hospitalization
I hope that is both accurate and helpful
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> > His taste in art is horrendous, though, and he
doesn't
> know
> >what "iatrogenic" means.
>
> Yeah, how can any well-rounded, intelligent guy not
know
> what that means!
>
> Uh, what does it mean?
>
> (And could Kent Westmoreland please send me a
valid
> e-mail address?)
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