Iatrogenic
Due to the activity of a physician or therapy. For example, an iatrogenic illness is an illness that is caused by a medication or physician.
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An ineffective or negligent medical treatment.
- Iatromisia
An intense dislike of doctors or the medical profession.
- iatry
Suffix meaning medical treatment. From the Greek “iatreia” meaning healing, which came from “iatros” meaning treatment (or physician). See “iatrics”
- IAVI
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. A remarkable example of a global not-for-profit organization working to improve world health. IAVI’s mission is to speed the search for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS, focusing on developing countries. Founded in 1996 and operational in over 20 countries, IAVI and its network of scientific partners research and […]
- IBD (inflammatory bowel disease)
A group of chronic intestinal diseases characterized by inflammation of the bowel — the large or small intestine. The most common types of inflammatory bowel disease are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease favors the ileum (the lower part of the small intestine) but can occur anywhere along the intestinal tract while, by contrast, […]