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What does IATROCENTRIC mean?
I can't find the definition anywhere!
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I also can't find a definition anywhere, but analysing the word....
iatro = doctor or medical
centric = Situated at or near the center; central, having a center
Therefore it could mean, something that revolves around medical practices?
Source(s): o_o - Anonymous1 decade ago
Iatrocentric - believing that the world centers around medicine, or doctors, or hospitals,
Source(s): http://goo.gl/BuJZD - 1 decade ago
it means believing that only medicine or the aid of a physician can help.
"my dad is so iatrocentric. he doesn't believe that eating garlic can cure a headache."
"western culture is iatrocentric compared to the beliefs of eastern culture."
Source(s): brilliance.
