psychiatric

[si-kahy-uh-tree, sahy-] Example Sentences

psy·chi·a·try

[si-kahy-uh-tree, sahy-]
noun
the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.

Origin:
1840–50; psych- + -iatry

psy·chi·at·ric [sahy-kee-a-trik] , psy·chi·at·ri·cal, adjective
psy·chi·at·ri·cal·ly, adverb
non·psy·chi·at·ric, adjective

psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy.
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Psychiatric is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Example Sentences
  • Should recommended this sicken people stay away from confusing people and go seeking psychiatric treatment.
  • Colleges accustomed to guide dogs now grapple with demands to allow ferrets and snakes that provide psychiatric support.
  • He ended up in mental hospital, is no longer in custody but is still subject to compulsory psychiatric treatment.
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psychiatric or psychiatrical (ˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk)
 
adj
of or relating to mental disorders or psychiatry
 
psychiatrical or psychiatrical
 
adj
 
psychiatrically or psychiatrical
 
adv

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psychiatric psy·chi·at·ric (sī'kē-āt'rĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to psychiatry.

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