the discipline of treating disease or illness using chemical solutions
iatrochemistry in American English
(aiˌætrəˈkeməstri, iˌæ-)
noun
(in the 16th and 17th centuries)
the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease
Derived forms
iatrochemical (aiˌætrəˈkemɪkəl, iˌæ-)
adjective
iatrochemically
adverb
iatrochemist
noun
Word origin
[1820–30; iatro- + chemistry; cf. NL iatrochymista, iatrochymicus]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boomerang, exogenous, karma, morphology, myth
Examples of 'iatrochemistry' in a sentence
iatrochemistry
I also discuss how the connections between medical and alchemical rasāyana sections reflect the development of iatrochemistry in alchemical literature.
Dagmar Wujastyk 2017, 'Acts of Improvement', History of Science in South Asiahttps://journals.library.ualberta.ca/hssa/index.php/hssa/article/view/26. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)