-iatry

-iatry

(word root) medical treatment

Examples of words with the root -iatry: psychiatry

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-iatry

suff.

Medical treatment: psychiatry.

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[Greek -iātreia, art of healing, from iātros, physician; see -iatric.]

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-iatry

n combining form

indicating healing or medical treatment: psychiatry. Compare -iatrics

[from New Latin -iatria, from Greek iatreia the healing art, from iatros healer, physician]

-iatric adj combining form

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-iatry

a combining form occurring in words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usu. denoting the area treated: podiatry; psychiatry.

[< Greek iātreía healing]

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