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单词 -iatry
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-iatry


a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usually denoting the area treated: podiatry; psychiatry.

Origin of -iatry

<Greek iātreía healing. See iatro-, -y3

Words nearby -iatry

iatric, -iatrics, iatro-, iatrochemistry, iatrogenic, -iatry, IATSE, ib., IBA, ibada, Ibadan
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British Dictionary definitions for -iatry

-iatry

n combining form

indicating healing or medical treatmentpsychiatry Compare -iatrics

Derived forms of -iatry

-iatric, adj combining form

Word Origin for -iatry

from New Latin -iatria, from Greek iatreia the healing art, from iatros healer, physician
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for -iatry

-iatry

suff.

Medical treatment:psychiatry.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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