psychiatric
English
Etymology
From psychiatry + -ic or psych- + -iatric.
Pronunciation
- enPR: sī'-ki-ătʹ-rĭk, IPA(key): /ˌsaɪ.ki.ˈæt.ɹɪk/
- Rhymes: -ætɹɪk
- Hyphenation: psy‧chi‧at‧ric
Translations
of, or relating to, psychiatry
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Noun
psychiatric (plural psychiatrics)
- (dated) A person who has a psychiatric disorder.
- 1954, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Hearings, page 907:
- They are the tuberculars, the psychiatrics, and the older men suffering from chronic conditions. All of those men are totally disabled.
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Interlingua
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