Medical Suffix
-iatry
medical treatment, field of medicine
From Greek iatreia, healing (iatros, physician)
Meaning
What does -iatry mean?
-iatry is a suffix meaning medical treatment, field of medicine. It comes from Greek iatreia, healing (iatros, physician).
Psychiatry and podiatry end in -iatry; the doctors who practice them end in -iatrist.
In real words
Medical words with -iatry
the branch of medicine that diagnoses, treats and prevents mental illness
the branch of medicine that deals with disorders involving both the mind and the nervous system
Don't mix it up
Parts easily confused with -iatry
Sources
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- Suffixes – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
- -IATRY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
- -iatry - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Fields and specialists
-iatry is one of 5 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.
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