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psychiatry (n.)

1846, from French psychiatrie, from Medieval Latin psychiatria, literally "a healing of the soul," from Latinized form of Greek psykhē "mind" (see psyche) + iatreia "healing, care" (see -iatric).

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Definitions of psychiatry from WordNet

psychiatry (n.)
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders;
Synonyms: psychopathology / psychological medicine
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