psych/o

• psychologypsycho·logy

  1. Rootpsych/omind
  2. +Suffix-logystudy of

  the study of the mind and of how thoughts and feelings affect behavior

• psychiatrypsych·iatry

  1. Rootpsych/omind
  2. +Suffix-iatrymedical treatment, field of medicine

  the branch of medicine that diagnoses, treats and prevents mental illness

• psychiatristpsych·iatrist

  1. Rootpsych/omind
  2. +Suffix-iatristphysician, specialist in treatment

  a medical doctor trained to prevent, diagnose and treat mental, emotional and behavioral disorders

• psychosispsych·osis

  1. Rootpsych/omind
  2. +Suffix-osisabnormal condition

  a severe mental state in which a person loses touch with reality, often with hallucinations or false beliefs

• psychogenicpsycho·genic

  1. Rootpsych/omind
  2. +Suffix-genicproducing, causing, or originating in

  arising in the mind rather than from a physical cause

• antipsychoticanti·psycho·tic

  1. Prefixanti-against, counteracting
  2. +Rootpsych/omind
  3. +Suffix-ticpertaining to

  a medicine used to treat psychosis, as in schizophrenia

• psychosomaticpsycho·somat·ic

  1. Rootpsych/omind
  2. +Rootsomat/obody
  3. +Suffix-icpertaining to

  relating to physical symptoms caused or made worse by mental or emotional factors

• neuropsychiatryneuro·psych·iatry

  1. Rootneur/onerve
  2. +Rootpsych/omind
  3. +Suffix-iatrymedical treatment, field of medicine

  the branch of medicine that deals with disorders involving both the mind and the nervous system

• neur/onerve

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• 16.2 Word Components Related to the Nervous System – Medical Terminology 2e
• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
• Word Parts and Structural Terms – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach

Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll correct it.