Category: Philosophy of Medicine

  • Iatrotropism and Related Neologisms

    Iatrotropism, or the degree to which individuals are inclined to seek medical attention, is quite obviously one of the most important determinants of outcome in patients with treatable medical problems. The word, like the existing word iatrotropic, comes from the Greek iatros [doctor], and from trope [turn]. (See, Summerton, 2007). A dysiatrotropic patient is someone…