orthopsychiatrist

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noun

or·tho·psy·chi·a·trist ˌȯr-thə-sə-ˈkī-ə-trəst, -(ˌ)sī-

: a specialist in orthopsychiatry

orthopsychiatry

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noun

or·tho·psy·chi·a·try -sə-ˈkī-ə-trē, -(ˌ)sī-

plural orthopsychiatries

: prophylactic psychiatry concerned especially with incipient mental and behavioral disorders in youth

orthopsychiatric

-ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik

adjective

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