-iatry

noun combining form

Definition of -IATRY

: medical treatment : healing <podiatry>

French -iatrie, from New Latin -iatria, from Greek iatreia art of healing, from iatros healer, from iasthai to heal

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form -i·a·try \ˈī-ə-trē, in a few words ē-ˌa-trē\

plural -i·a·tries

: medical treatment : healing <podiatry> <psychiatry>

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