What it means
From the Greek word for healer. Psychiatry is the medical treatment of mental illness (psych/oSY-kohA word root that means mind.Full entry = mind) and podiatry the treatment of the feet. The related ending -iatrics names a branch of care, as in pediatrics (children) and geriatrics (older adults).
At a glance
| Also written | -iatrics |
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