: physics combined with medicine
used of a school of medicine of the 17th century that explained disease and the activities of the body in terms of physics rather than of chemistry
compare iatrochemistry
iatrophysical adjective

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“Iatrophysics.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/iatrophysics. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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