iatrogenic

adjective

1. (of a medical disorder) caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician.

adjective

1. med (of an illness or symptoms) induced in a patient as the result of a physician’s words or actions, esp as a consequence of taking a drug prescribed by the physician
2. social welfare (of a problem) induced by the means of treating a problem but ascribed to the continuing natural development of the problem being treated

adj.

1920, from iatro- + -genic.

adj.

1. Induced in a patient by a physician’s activity, manner, or therapy.