neuropsychiatry

[ noor-oh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy-, nyoor- ]

noun

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

neuropsychiatry

/ ˌnjʊərəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ; ˌnjʊərəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• neuropsychiatric, adjective
• ˌneuropsyˈchiatrist, noun

Other Words From

• neu·ro·psy·chi·at·ric [n, oo, r-oh-sahy-kee-, a, -trik, ny, oo, r-], adjective
• neuro·psy·chia·trist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuropsychiatry¹

First recorded in 1915–20; neuro- + psychiatry