- a combining form meaning “healer,” “medicine,” “healing,” used in the formation of compound words: iatrogenic.
word-forming element meaning “physician, medicine, healing,” from Greek iatro-, comb. form of iatros “healer, physician” (see -iatric).
word-forming element meaning “physician, medicine, healing,” from Greek iatro-, comb. form of iatros “healer, physician” (see -iatric).