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Vinony

psychiatry

noun

  1. medical specialty for mental health
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French psych- French -iatre French psychiatre French -ie French psychiatriebor. English psychiatry Borrowed from French psychiatrie. First attested in 1846.

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