-iatric

-iatric
-iatric from Gk. iatrikos "healing," from iatros "physician, healer" (related to iatreun "treat medically," and iasthai "heal, treat"); of uncertain origin, perhaps from iaomai "to cure," related to iaino "heat, warm, cheer," probably from a root meaning “enliven, animate.”

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  • Iatric — I*at ric, Iatrical I*at ric*al, a. [Gr. ? healing, fr. ? physician, fr. ? to heal.] Of or pertaining to medicine, or to medical men. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -iatric — suff. Of or relating to a specified kind of medical practice, treatment, or healing: geriatric.   [From Greek iātrikos, medical, from iātros, physician, from īāsthai, iāsthai, to heal.] * * * …   Universalium

  • iatric — Element secund de compunere savantă cu semnificaţia terapeutic , curativ . [pron. ia . / < fr. iatrique, it. iatrico]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 22.04.2005. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • iatric — [ī a′trik΄] adj. [Gr iatrikos < iatros, physician < iasthai, to cure, heal] of medicine or medical doctors; medical or medicinal: also iatrical …   English World dictionary

  • iatric — Pertaining to medicine or to a physician or healer. [G. iatros, physician] * * * iat·ric (.)ī a trikalso (.)ē adj 1) of or relating to a physician or medical treatment: MEDICAL <outstanding iatric ability> 2) being medicinal, healing, or… …   Medical dictionary

  • -iatric — also iatrical adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin iatria of or relating to (such) medical treatment or healing < pediatric > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • iatric — /uy a trik, ee a /, adj. of or pertaining to a physician or medicine; medical. Also, iatrical. [1850 55; < Gk iatrikós of healing, equiv. to iatr(ós) healer (see IATRO ) + ikos IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • iatric — adjective Of or pertaining to a physician or physicians …   Wiktionary

  • -iatric — [Gr. iatrikos pertaining to a physician, from iatros physician] a combining form denoting relationship to medical treatment …   Medical dictionary

  • iatric — adj. medicinal; pertaining to medicine; pertaining to doctors …   English contemporary dictionary

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