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iatrochemistry

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

/ aɪˌæ trəˈkɛm ə stri, iˌæ- /

noun

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

Origin of iatrochemistry

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

OTHER WORDS FROM iatrochemistry

i·at·ro·chem·i·cal

[ahy-a-truh-kem-i-kuh l, ee-a-] /aɪˌæ trəˈkɛm ɪ kəl, iˌæ-/, adjective i·at·ro·chem·i·cal·ly, adverb i·at·ro·chem·ist, noun

Words nearby iatrochemistry

ias, iat, iata, iatric, iatro-, iatrochemistry, iatrogenic, iatse, iaşi, ib., iba

Example sentences from the Web for iatrochemistry

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

Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology |Audrey Davis
He was the opponent of iatrochemistry, and claimed there was no such thing as corruption of the blood.

An Epitome of the History of Medicine |Roswell Park