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neuropsychiatry
[ noor-oh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy-, nyoor- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊ sɪˈkaɪ ə tri, -saɪ-, ˌnyʊər- /
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noun
the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
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Origin of neuropsychiatry
First recorded in 1915–20; neuro- + psychiatry
OTHER WORDS FROM neuropsychiatry
neu·ro·psy·chi·at·ric [noor-oh-sahy-kee-a-trik, nyoor-], /ˌnʊər oʊˌsaɪ kiˈæ trɪk, ˌnyʊər-/, adjectiveneu·ro·psy·chi·a·trist, nounWords nearby neuropsychiatry
neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, neuropil, neuroplasm, neuroplasticity, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, neuropteran, neuropterous, neuroscience, neurosecretion
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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, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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