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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
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psychiatrically \ -tri-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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