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psychiatry

noun
🔊/saɪˈkaɪətri/
🔊/saɪˈkaɪətri/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the study and treatment of mental illness精神病学；精神病治疗Topics Medicinec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clinical
    • community
    • forensic
    • …
    phrases
    • a department of psychiatry
    • an institute of psychiatry
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek psukhē ‘soul, mind’ + iatreia ‘healing’ (from iatros ‘healer’).