psychiatry
psy·chi·a·try
noun \sə-ˈkī-ə-trē, sī-\Definition of PSYCHIATRY
: a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
— psy·chi·at·ric \ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik\ adjective
— psy·chi·at·ri·cal·ly \-tri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— psy·chi·a·trist \sə-ˈkī-ə-trist, sī-\ noun
See Origin of PSYCHIATRY
probably from French psychiatrie, from psychiatre psychiatrist, from psych- psych- + Greek iatros physician — more at -iatry
First Known Use: 1828
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