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-iatry

  1. 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.



-iatry

combining form

  1. indicating healing or medical treatment Compare -iatrics

    psychiatry



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Derived Forms

  • -iatric, combining_form:in_adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -iatry1

< Greek iātreía healing. See iatro-, -y 3

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -iatry1

from New Latin -iatria, from Greek iatreia the healing art, from iatros healer, physician

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