n, pl  -tries  :  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  iat*ro*chem*i*cal adj 
 
 
 
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