neuropsychiatry

[ noo r-oh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy-, nyoo r- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊ sɪˈkaɪ ə tri, -saɪ-, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.

QUIZZES

CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THESE WORDS FROM "LITTLE WOMEN"

"Little Women" may be a classic, but that doesn't mean we all know the meanings of the vocab words from the book. Can you define these words correctly and make Jo proud?
Question 1 of 10
earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of neuropsychiatry

First recorded in 1915–20; neuro- + psychiatry

OTHER WORDS FROM neuropsychiatry

neu·ro·psy·chi·at·ric [noo r-oh-sahy-kee-a-trik, nyoo r-] /ˌnʊər oʊˌsaɪ kiˈæ trɪk, ˌnyʊər-/, adjectiveneu·ro·psy·chi·a·trist, noun

Words nearby neuropsychiatry

neuroplasticity, neuroplasty, neuroplegic, neuropodia, neuropore, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, neuropsychopathy, neuropteran, neuropterous, neuroradiology
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for neuropsychiatry

neuropsychiatry
/ (ˌnjʊərəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ) /

noun

the branch of psychiatry that investigates the links between mental illness and organic disease of the brain

Derived forms of neuropsychiatry

neuropsychiatric (ˌnjʊərəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk), adjectiveneuropsychiatrist, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for neuropsychiatry

neuropsychiatry
[ nur′ō-sĭ-kī′ə-trē, -sī- ]

n.

The medical science dealing with both organic and psychic disorders of the nervous system.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.