iatro-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “healer,” “medicine,” “healing,” used in the formation of compound words:
iatrogenic.
Origin
< Greek, combining form of iātrós healer, equivalent to iâ(sthai) to heal + -tros noun suffix
Related Words
- -iatry
- iatric
- iatrochemistry
- iatrogenic
iatro-
combining form
- relating to a physician or to medical treatment表示“医生”, “医疗”：
-
iatrogenic.
词源
from Greek iatros 'physician', from iasthai 'heal'.
iatro-
word-forming element meaning "physician, medicine, healing," from Greek iatro-, comb. form of iatros "healer, physician" (see -iatric).
ORIGIN: Greek , from iatros physician, from iasthai heal: see -o-
iatro-
combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from iatros physician
1. : physician : medicine : healing
< iatrology >
< iatrogenic >
2. : physician and
< iatrochemist >
: medicine or healing and
< iatrophysics >
< iatro-astrological >
1.
< iatrology >
< iatrogenic >
2.
< iatrochemist >
: medicine or healing and
< iatrophysics >
< iatro-astrological >
iatro-
Prefix
- doctor; physician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰᾱτρο- (iātro-), combining form of ἰατρός (iatrós, “doctor”).
Derived terms
English words prefixed with iatro-