iatromathematical

i·at·ro·math·e·ma·ti·cal
UK/ʌɪˌat.ɹə(ʊ).ma.θəˈma.ti.kəl/US/aɪˌæt.ɹoʊ.mæ.θəˈmæ.tɪ.kəl/

adjective

Pertaining to a practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology.

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Meanings

adjectiveiatromathematical (comparative more iatromathematical, superlative most iatromathematical)

comparative more iatromathematical · superlative most iatromathematical

  1. obsoletePertaining to a practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology.
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    Paracelsus goes farther, and will have his physician predestinated to this man's cure, this malady, and time of cure, the scheme of each geniture inspected, gathering of herbs, of administering, astrologically observed; in which Thurnesserus and some iatromathematical professors are too superstitious in my judgment.

    1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 2, section 1, member 4, subsection 1
  2. archaicPertaining to a theory or practice of medicine founded on mathematical principles.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
iatromechanical

Origin

From iatro- + mathematical.

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iatromathematical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iatromathematical

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“iatromathematical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iatromathematical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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