psychiatry
pronunciation
How to pronounce psychiatry in British English:
UK [saɪˈkaɪətri]
How to pronounce psychiatry in American English:
US [saɪˈkaɪətri]
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- Noun:
- the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Word Origin
- psychiatry (n.)
- 1846, from French psychiatrie, from Medieval Latin psychiatria, literally "a healing of the soul," from Latinized form of Greek psykhe- "mind" (see psyche) + iatreia "healing, care" (see -iatric).
Example
- 1. He discovered his interest in community psychiatry early on .
- 2. This is the dilemma facing psychiatry .
- 3. It had a huge influence on psychiatry .
- 4. These findings appeared in the august american journal of psychiatry .
- 5. Women also practise psychiatry . It 's called empathy .