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-iatrics

  1. a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usually denoting the type of person treated:

    geriatrics; pediatrics.



-iatrics

combining form

  1. indicating medical care or treatment Compare -iatry

    paediatrics

“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -iatrics1

from iatric

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