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-iatry

  1. a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usually denoting the area treated:

    podiatry; psychiatry.

-iatry

combining form

  1. indicating healing or medical treatment Compare -iatrics

    psychiatry

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • -iatric, combining_form:in_adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -iatry1

< Greek iātreía healing. See iatro-, -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -iatry1

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

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