Dictionary

psychiatry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree French psych- French -iatre French psychiatre Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Middle French -ie French -ie French psychiatriebor. English psychiatry Borrowed from French psychiatrie. First attested in 1846.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

psychiatrize · psychiatrist · biopsychiatry · pharmacopsychiatry · orthopsychiatry · ethnopsychiatry · neuropsychiatry · telepsychiatry · xenopsychiatry · ecopsychiatry · antipsychiatry · postpsychiatry · gerontopsychiatry · immunopsychiatry · geropsychiatry · zoopsychiatry · pedopsychiatry · psychiatric

Relateds

psychopathology · psyche · neuropathy · neurosis · neuropathology · psychology

Translations (79)

hy հոգեբուժություն (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · yi פּסיכיאַטריע (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · hi मनश्चिकित्सा (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · gd leigheas-inntinn (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · cmn 精神醫學 /精神医学 (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · cmn 精神病學 /精神病学 (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · yue 精神病學 /精神病学 (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · de Psychiatrie (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ja 精神医学 (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · mzn روان پزشکی (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ca psiquiatria (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · fi psykiatria (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · uk психіатрі́я (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · sl psihiatrija (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ga síciatracht (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · nl psychiatrie (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · kn ಮನೋವೈದ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · tr psikiyatri (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · az psixiatriya (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · yue 精神醫學 /精神医学 (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · es psiquiatría (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · de Seelenheilkunde (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · sh психија̀трија (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · hu pszichiátria (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · te మనోరోగచికిత్స (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · mn психиатри (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · mk психијатрија (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ko 정신의학 (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · am የአእምሮ ሕክምና (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · da psykiatri (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · eo psikiatrio (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · it psichiatria (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · kk психиатрия (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · sk psychiatria (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · nan-hbl 精神醫學 /精神医学 (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · be псіхіятры́я (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · be псыхія́трыя (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · he פְּסִיכִיאַטְרְיָה (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ady психиатрие (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · mi mātai mate hinengaro (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · sh psihijàtrija (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · uz psixiatriya (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · vi khoa tâm thần (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · vo lanivestig (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ba психиатрия (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · sv psykiatri (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ro psihiatrie (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · my စိတ်ရောဂါပညာ (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · tg равонпизишкӣ (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ru психиатри́я (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ne मनोरोग विज्ञान (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · et psühhiaatria (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ky психиатрия (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · vo lienetisanav (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · cs psychiatrie (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · sw saikatria (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ms psikiatri (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · pa ਸਾਈਕੈਟਰੀ (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · tg психиатрия (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · gl psiquiatría (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · fa روانپزشکی (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · nb psykiatri (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · vi tâm thần học (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ar الطِّبّ النَّفْسِيّ (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · el ψυχιατρική (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ckb دەروونپزیشکی (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · fr psychiatrie (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · sq psikiatri (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · lt psichiatrija (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · pt psiquiatria (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · bg психиа́трия (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · kmr psîkiyatrî (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · ka ფსიქიატრია (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · nn psykiatri (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · th จิตเวชศาสตร์ (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · pl psychiatria (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · tt психиатрия (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · lv psihiatrija (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) · io psikiatrio (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders)