n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' k ī - ə -tr ē , s ī -
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from French psychiatrie, from psychiatre psychiatrist, from psych- psych- + Greek iatros physician ― more at -IATRY
Date: 1828
: a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
– psy · chi · at · ric \ ˌ s ī -k ē - ' a-trik \ adjective
– psy · chi · at · ri · cal · ly \ -tri-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– psy · chi · a · trist \ s ə - ' k ī - ə -trist, s ī - \ noun