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iatrochemistry

American  
[ahy-a-truh-kem-uh-stree, ee-a-] / aɪˌæ trəˈkɛm ə stri, iˌæ- /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

  • iatrochemical adjective
  • iatrochemically adverb
  • iatrochemist noun

Etymology

Origin of iatrochemistry

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

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