Legal Question in Personal Injury in Oregon

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What is the term to use to presume that a person, who was injured will be injured again before being made well?


Asked on 6/04/07, 12:44 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Meek Daniel W. Meek

Re: torte law

The term for patients being injured by medical treatment is "iatrogenic."

Main Entry: iat·ro·gen·ic

Pronunciation: (")I-"a-tr&-'jen-ik also (")E-

Function: adjective

: induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures —iat·ro·gen·i·cal·ly /-'jen-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb —iat·ro·ge·nic·i·ty /-j&-'nis-&t-E/ noun plural -ties

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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Answered on 6/04/07, 6:51 pm


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