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neuropsychiatry

American  
[noor-oh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy-, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ sɪˈkaɪ ə tri, -saɪ-, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

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

neuropsychiatry British  
/ ˌnjʊərəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ, ˌnjʊərəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • neuropsychiatric adjective
  • neuropsychiatrist noun

Etymology

Origin of neuropsychiatry

First recorded in 1915–20; neuro- + psychiatry

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