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From term|iatro- + term|chemical.
Noun
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- context|chemistry|medicine An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases.
#*2003: A parallel bid to read the body in terms of the new science came from iatrochemistry. � Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 53)
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Category:Alchemy
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