SINCE 1828
psychiatric
adjective
psy·chi·at·ric
| \ ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik
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Medical Definition of psychiatric
1
: relating to or employed in psychiatry
psychiatric disorders psychiatric drugs
2
: engaged in the practice of psychiatry : dealing with cases of mental illness
psychiatric experts psychiatric nursing a psychiatric ward
Other Words from psychiatric
psychiatrically
\ -tri-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
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