neuropsychiatry
[ noo r-oh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy-, nyoo r- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊ sɪˈkaɪ ə tri, -saɪ-, ˌnyʊər- /
noun
the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
Origin of neuropsychiatry
First recorded in 1915–20;
neuro- +
psychiatry
OTHER WORDS FROM neuropsychiatry
neu·ro·psy·chi·at·ric [noo r-oh-sahy-kee-a-trik, nyoo r-] /ˌnʊər oʊˌsaɪ kiˈæ trɪk, ˌnyʊər-/, adjective neu·ro·psy·chi·a·trist, nounWords nearby neuropsychiatry
neuroplasticity,
neuroplasty,
neuroplegic,
neuropodia,
neuropore,
neuropsychiatry,
neuropsychology,
neuropsychopathy,
neuropteran,
neuropterous,
neuroradiology
British Dictionary definitions for neuropsychiatry
neuropsychiatry
/ (ˌnjʊərəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ) /
noun
the branch of psychiatry that investigates the links between mental illness and organic disease of the brain
Derived forms of neuropsychiatry
neuropsychiatric (ˌnjʊərəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk), adjective neuropsychiatrist, nounMedical definitions for neuropsychiatry
neuropsychiatry
[ nur′ō-sĭ-kī′ə-trē, -sī- ]
n.
The medical science dealing with both organic and psychic disorders of the nervous system.