psychiatry

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi//

The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

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The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

Etymology

Etymology tree French psych- French -iatre French psychiatre Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Middle French -ie French -ie French psychiatriebor. English psychiatry Borrowed from French psychiatrie. First attested in 1846.

Forms

plural: psychiatries

psyched · Thrilled; excited.psychiatric · Of, or relating to, psychiatry.psychiatrist · A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

psychiatry · The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental…

psychic · A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory…psycho · Psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.psychological · Of or pertaining to psychology.

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