neuropsychiatry

noun neu·ro·psy·chi·a·try \-sə-ˈkī-ə-trē, -sī-\

Definition of NEUROPSYCHIATRY

: a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry

— neu·ro·psy·chi·at·ric \-ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik\ adjective

— neu·ro·psy·chi·at·ri·cal·ly \-tri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— neu·ro·psy·chi·a·trist \-sə-ˈkī-ə-trist, -sī-\ noun

1918

Medical Dictionary

noun neu·ro·psy·chi·a·try \-sə-ˈkī-ə-trē, -sī-\

plural neu·ro·psy·chi·a·tries

: a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry

—neu·ro·psy·chi·at·ric \-ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik\ adjective

—neu·ro·psy·chi·at·ri·cal·ly \-tri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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