Right arm can't type - lazy sod!

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Enjoy!

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[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Why thank you, sir! I do believe I'm blushing a little.

I may consider hosting a "vocal definition" week or somesuch for interested parties.

[dannygirl3.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes; please do! I enjoyed this version a lot.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks!

[lizzyshoe.livejournal.com]

Hi there, nerdfury here, your humble moderator and maintainer. Last week I took an unfortunate fall, injuring my thumb, wrist, arm, and shoulder which means at this moment I'm not actually able to type. However, being the dedicated man I am and to make up for missing last week, I decided to bring you today's word in spoken form. If anyone would like to take a moment to transcribe it you are certainly more than welcome to.
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Today's word is

iatrogenic

[EYE-TROH-genic], sometimes pronounced AT-ROW-gen-ic, spelled I-A-T-R-O-G-E-N-I-C. A medical term.

Definition is:

Induced, unintentionally by a physician, through his diagnosis, manner, or treatment; of or pertaining to the induction of mentally or bodily disorders, symptoms, etc, in this way.

Comes from the prefix iātró-, which is the prefix of iatromathematicus, iātró- being physician. Iatromathematicus is a Greek individual who combines normal physician work, plus astronomy. Add to that the suffix -genic, which comes from genicus, which is relating to the generation or production of something, i.e. pathogenic, pyrogenic, blastogenic, cryptogenic, carcinogenic, etc.

As for a usage:

I went to the Royal Adelade Hospital yesterday to have my arm checked out. It felt more or less fine except I felt it might have been fractured. However, by the time I'd seen my way through two nurses, a doctor, and two X-Ray technicians, I suffered several iatrogenic injuries. These included a sore arm from all the poking and prodding, and a second sore shoulder from a tetanus injection. On the plus side, it does mean I'm probably going to get a couple of extra days off work.
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Anyway, I hope you've all enjoyed this alternative method of receiving your word of the day. If anyone has any questions or comments, please feel free to throw them down. See you next week!

Transcriber's note: This was fun! I had to guess at some of the Greek (not sure what souce nerdfury used for some of it). I think we should have him just read the days' words aloud from now on though...

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks! Was there an issue with my Greek, though? My source, as with all my words, comes from the actual Oxford English Dictionary.

[lizzyshoe.livejournal.com]

Ah, that would be it. I was too lazy to connect to OED. It won't let me paste the greek anyway, but it looks close enough for my tastes to the forms the OED has. If anyone else would like to add on, please do.

And get better soon, nerdfury!

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

I hate how LJ doesn't support Greek text. Especially as I keep picking words with Greek etymology!

[lizzyshoe.livejournal.com]

Part of the problem is the OED treats Greek test as images rather then characters. Very annoying.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

OH! My version treats it as text - just that when I paste, it winds up gobbeldygook.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Oh, and thanks!

[lizzyshoe.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! Like I said, it was fun! And you do have a nice voice. Ever considered podcasting?

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

I have, actually, but I don't really have the equipment, the knowhow or anything to say that people would be interested in. :P

[amita-serpens.livejournal.com]

Hope you heal soon, Nerdfury!

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm getting there!

[fidgetspin.livejournal.com]

Good word, feel better, and also swooning over the sound of your voice.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Swooning, oh my!

[unhipster.livejournal.com]

You have a really cool accent!

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

As do all Australians!

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

You have a good radio voice there.

---L.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Why thank you!

[hanneyjo.livejournal.com]

Loved it!