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Adjective: iatrogenic  I,a-tru'je-nik
  1. (medicine) induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)
    "The risk of iatrogenic illness increases with greater hospital length of stay"

See also: induced

Encyclopedia: Iatrogenic