iatrochemistry

[ ahy-a-truh-kem-uh-stree, ee-a- ]

noun

1. (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.

Other Words From

• i·at·ro·chem·i·cal [ahy-a-tr, uh, -, kem, -i-k, uh, l, ee-a-], adjective
• i·atro·chemi·cal·ly adverb
• i·atro·chemist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of iatrochemistry¹

1820–30; iatro- + chemistry; compare New Latin iatrochymista, iatrochymicus

Example Sentences

He was the opponent of iatrochemistry, and claimed there was no such thing as corruption of the blood.

From Project Gutenberg

Iatrochemistry provided a substitution in the form of medicinals to quell the flow of blood for therapeutic purposes.

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