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psychiatry Meaning & Definition

/saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/

What Does Psychiatry Mean?

Psychiatry is used as a noun meaning The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

Psychiatry in Brief

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/
Syllables4
Synonymspsychopathology and psychological medicine
Pluralpsychiatries

Psychiatry Definition (Noun)

  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.

Noun

  1. The branch of medicine that subjectively diagnoses, treats, and studies mental disorders and behavioural conditions.

Synonyms of Psychiatry

Psychiatry synonyms and antonyms →

Word Forms & Grammar

psychiatry (usually uncountable, plural psychiatries)

Words That Rhyme With Psychiatry

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Origin of Psychiatry

Borrowed from French psychiatrie. First attested in 1846.[1]

Psychiatry Pronunciation

Psychiatry is pronounced /saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/ and has 4 syllables, with the main stress on the second syllable (kaɪ).

Quick Answers About Psychiatry

What part of speech is psychiatry?

Psychiatry is a noun.

What is another word for psychiatry?

Words with a similar meaning to psychiatry include psychopathology and psychological medicine. See the full list of psychiatry synonyms and antonyms.

What is the plural of psychiatry?

The plural of psychiatry is psychiatries.

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