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psychiatrist

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Main Entry:
psy·chi·a·try Listen to the pronunciation of psychiatry
Pronunciation:
\sə-ˈkī-ə-trē, sī-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
probably from French psychiatrie, from psychiatre psychiatrist, from psych- psych- + Greek iatros physician — more at -iatry
Date:
1828
: a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
— psy·chi·at·ric Listen to the pronunciation of psychiatric \ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik\ adjective
— psy·chi·at·ri·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of psychiatrically \-tri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— psy·chi·a·trist Listen to the pronunciation of psychiatrist \sə-ˈkī-ə-trist, sī-\ noun
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