I-ā'tra-lip'tic, a.

a. [Gr. ἰατραλειπτικός, from ἰατρός, surgeon, and ἀλειπτικός, belonging to the ἀλείπτης, or anointer, fr. ἀλείφειν, to anoint; Fr. iatraliptique.] Having the property of curing by anointing. [Written also iatroleptic.]