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-iatrist

noun combining form
\ ˈīə‧trə̇st, ē¦a‧trə̇st\
plural -s

Definition of -iatrist

: physician : healer psychiatrist podiatrist

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History and Etymology for -iatrist

-iatry + -ist

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