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PSYCHIATER

\sˈa͡ɪkɪˌe͡ɪtə], \sˈa‍ɪkɪˌe‍ɪtə], \s_ˈaɪ_k_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of PSYCHIATER

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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Same etymon as the next. One who treats diseases of the mind- a Maddoctor, (F.) Medecin de fous, Alieniste.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

One who treats mental disease. So psychiatric (al)aa., psychiatry n. [Greek]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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