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psychiatry

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /saɪˈkaɪətri/

psychiatry means: The area of medicine that studies and treats mental illness.

noun

MENTAL HEALTH MEDICINEB2

The area of medicine that studies and treats mental illness.

  • She studies psychiatry.
  • He works in the hospital’s psychiatry department.
  • Advances in psychiatry have changed how some illnesses are treated.

Common phrases: study psychiatry, department of psychiatry, work in psychiatry, child psychiatry

Questions about psychiatry

What does psychiatry mean?

The area of medicine that studies and treats mental illness.

What is psychiatry in other languages?

Türkçe: psikiyatri · Español: psiquiatría · Français: psychiatrie · Deutsch: Psychiatrie · Italiano: psichiatria · 日本語: 精神医学

How do you pronounce psychiatry?

It is pronounced /saɪˈkaɪətri/.

How do you use psychiatry in a sentence?

She studies psychiatry. He works in the hospital’s psychiatry department.

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