"iatrocide" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /aɪˈætɹəˌsaɪd/ Forms: iatrocides [plural]
Etymology: iatro- (“doctor”) + -cide (“murder”) Etymology templates: {{confix|en|iatro|cide|id2=killing|t1=doctor|t2=murder}} iatro- (“doctor”) + -cide (“murder”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} iatrocide (countable and uncountable, plural iatrocides)
  1. The act of killing a patient by medical treatment. Tags: countable, uncountable

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