iatrochemistry

English

Etymology

iatro- +‎ chemistry

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /aɪˌæt.ɹoʊˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/
Audio (US) (file)
Hyphenation: ia‧tro‧che‧mis‧try

Noun

iatrochemistry (uncountable)

(chemistry, medicine) An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases; alternatively, the application of chemistry to medical theory.
- 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin, published 2004, page 53:
  A parallel bid to read the body in terms of the new science came from iatrochemistry.

Related terms

iatrochemist, iatrochemical

Translations

an early branch of chemistry that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases

Finnish: iatrokemia
Hungarian: iatrokémia
Irish: iatraiceimic f

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