- -iatry
- -iatry suffix meaning "medical treatment," from Fr. -iatrie, from Gk. iatreia "healing, medical treatment" (see -IATRIC (Cf. -iatric)).
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-iatry — [ī′ə trē] [ModL iatria < Gr iatreia, healing] combining form medical treatment [podiatry, psychiatry] … English World dictionary
-iatry — ˈīə.trē, ē|a.t , ri noun combining form ( es) Etymology: French iatrie, from New Latin iatria, from Greek iatreia art or action of healing, from iatros physician + eia y more at iatric : medical treatment : healing podiatry … Useful english dictionary
-iatry — noun combining form Etymology: French iatrie, from New Latin iatria, from Greek iatreia art of healing, from iatros healer, from iasthai to heal medical treatment ; healing < podiatry > … New Collegiate Dictionary
-iatry — a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense healing, medical practice, with the initial element usually denoting the area treated: podiatry; psychiatry. [ < Gk iatreía healing. See IATRO , Y3] * * * … Universalium
-iatry — [Gr. iatreia healing, from iatros physician] a word termination denoting medical treatment … Medical dictionary
-iatry — i·atry … English syllables
-iatry — aff. a combining form occurring in words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usu. denoting the area treated: podiatry; psychiatry[/ex] • Etymology: < Gk iātreía healing … From formal English to slang
-iatry — a combining form meaning medical care , as in psychiatry. {Greek iātreia healing} …
List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes — This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymology. There are a few rules when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek, but also in Latin, have a… … Wikipedia
podiatry — noun Etymology: Greek pod , pous + English iatry Date: 1914 the medical care and treatment of the human foot called also chiropody • podiatric adjective • podiatrist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
