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neuropsychiatry
[ noor-oh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy-, nyoor- ]
noun
- the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
neuropsychiatry
/ ˌnjʊərəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ; ˌnjʊərəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk /
noun
- the branch of psychiatry that investigates the links between mental illness and organic disease of the brain
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Derived Forms
- ˌneuropsyˈchiatrist, noun
- neuropsychiatric, adjective
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Other Words From
- neu·ro·psy·chi·at·ric [n, oo, r-oh-sahy-kee-, a, -trik, ny, oo, r-], adjective
- neuro·psy·chia·trist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of neuropsychiatry1
First recorded in 1915–20; neuro- + psychiatry
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