Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iatroepidemic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ia-tro-e-pi-de-mic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large-scale problem caused by a medical procedure or drug.

Example Sentences

"The drug thalidomide caused many birth defects and led to an iatroepidemic."

Etymology

From iatro- + epidemic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: iatro

Inflected Forms

iatroepidemics (plural)

Questions

What does iatroepidemic mean?: A large-scale problem caused by a medical procedure or drug.
Where does iatroepidemic come from?: From iatro- + epidemic.

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