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psychiatry
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psychiatry
(noun)
psychiatry
/saɪ
ˈ
kajətri/
noun
psychiatry
/saɪ
ˈ
kajətri/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PSYCHIATRY
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:
a branch of medicine that deals with mental or emotional disorders
— psychiatric
/ˌsaɪki
ˈ
ætrɪk/
adjective
a
psychiatric
clinic/hospital
psychiatric
ailments
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