English Explanatory Dictionary

iatromechanical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing a school of thought that maintained that physiology and pathology could be explained in terms of physics.

Word forms

iatromechanical

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῑ̓ᾰ́ομαι (īắomai) Ancient Greek -τρος (-tros) Ancient Greek ῑ̓ᾱτρός (īātrós) Ancient Greek ῑ̓ᾱτρο- (īātro-) English iatro- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μηχᾰνῐκός (mēkhănĭkós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mechanic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English mechanical English mechanical English iatromechanical From iatro- + mechanical.

Synonyms

iatromathematical iatrophysical
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