psychiatry
noun/saɪˈkaɪətri/
/saɪˈkaɪətri/
[uncountable]- the study and treatment of mental illnessesTopics Mental healthc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- clinical
- community
- forensic
- …
- a department of psychiatry
- an institute of psychiatry
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek psukhē ‘soul, mind’ + iatreia ‘healing’ (from iatros ‘healer’).Want to learn more?
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