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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPsychiatry
/saɪˈkaɪ.ə.tri/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
"She decided to specialize in psychiatry after completing her medical degree."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century from New Latin 'psychiatria', from Greek 'psychē' (soul, mind) + 'iatreia' (healing, medical treatment).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Psychiatry" is said worldwide
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psychiatrie
Transliteration: psikiatri
"Il étudie la psychiatrie à l'université."
Psychiatrie
Transliteration: çiçaˈtʁiː
"Sie arbeitet in der Abteilung für Psychiatrie."
psichiatria
Transliteration: psikiatria
"La psichiatria si occupa dei disturbi mentali."
psiquiatría
Transliteration: psikatria
"La psiquiatría moderna ha avanzado mucho."
psiquiatria
Transliteration: psikiatria
"Ele é um especialista em psiquiatria."
मनोचिकित्सा
Transliteration: manochikitsa
"वह मनोचिकित्सा का अध्ययन कर रहा है।"
精神病学
Transliteration: jīngshénbìng xué
"他在大学里修读精神病学。"
정신의학
Transliteration: jeongsin-uihak
"그는 정신의학 분야에서 일하고 있다."
精神医学
Transliteration: seishin igaku
"彼女は精神医学を専攻しています。"
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