Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iatrocide

/aɪˈætɹəˌsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ia-tro-cide
IPA: /aɪˈætɹəˌsaɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of killing a patient by medical treatment.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And we know that iatrocide without consent is one of the choices that doctors have when it comes to our treatment."
"Actually, when all of the facts and figures are taken into consideration, as Dr. Null illustrates, the cheerleaders for iatrocide are yelling “We're Number One!”"
"Death by doctor is now the third leading cause of death in the US health system. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, iatrocide is running at around 250,000 deaths per annum."

Etymology

From iatro- (“doctor”) + -cide (“murder”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: iatro
Suffix: cide

Usage

Inflected Forms

iatrocides (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce iatrocide?: The recorded pronunciation is /aɪˈætɹəˌsaɪd/.
What does iatrocide mean?: The act of killing a patient by medical treatment.
Where does iatrocide come from?: From iatro- (“doctor”) + -cide (“murder”).

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