Legal Question in Personal Injury in Oregon
torte law
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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, � 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Answered on 6/04/07, 6:51 pm