Thursday, December 13, 2007

iatrogenic

iatrogenic - adj - (of a medical disorder) caused by the manner, diagnosis or treatment of a physician; induced in a patient by a physicians activity, manner or therapy, used especially of an infection or other complication of treatment

Paraphrase: causing some evil with actions from the best intent. My mom shared this word with me in reference to educators and their methods. It was an interesting usage.

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