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iatrophysics
i·at·ro·phys·ics [ ī àttrō fízziks ]


noun 
Definition:
 
17C medical science based on physics: a 17th-century school of medicine that attempted to explain life and physiological processes using the knowledge of physics current at that time
See also  iatrochemistry ( takes a singular verb )

[Late 19th century. < Greek iatros "doctor"]

i·at·ro·phys·i·cist [ ī àttrō fízzissist ] noun
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