iatrogenia
Spanish, noun/ʝatɾoˈxenja/
iatrogenia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “iatrogenesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Daño no deseado ni buscado en la salud, causado o provocado, como efecto secundario inevitable, por un acto…”.
What does iatrogenia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineiatrogenesis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Daño no deseado ni buscado en la salud, causado o provocado, como efecto secundario inevitable, por un acto médico legítimo y avalado, destinado a curar o mejorar una patología determinada.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of iatrogenia
- iatrogenias plural
- yatrogenia alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce iatrogenia?
- /ʝatɾoˈxenja/
- [ɟ͡ʝa.t̪ɾoˈxe.nja]
- [jat̪ɾoˈxenja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is iatrogenia in Spanish?
iatrogenia appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).