iatrochemistry
noun
iat·ro·chem·is·try
-ˈkem-ə-strē
plural iatrochemistries
: chemistry combined with medicine
—used of a school of medicine of the period about 1525–1660 dominated by the teachings of Paracelsus and stressing the use of chemicals in the treatment of disease
compare iatrophysics
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