iatromechanical

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What does iatromechanical mean?

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

Where does iatromechanical come from?

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἰάομαι (iáomai) Ancient Greek -τρος (-tros) Ancient Greek ῑ̓ᾱτρός (īātrós) Ancient Greek ῑ̓ᾱτρο- (īātro-) English iatro- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mechanic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

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