iatro-, iater-, -iatria, -iatric, -iatrician, -iatrics, -iatry
(Greek: physician; heal, cure, treat; medical healing)
aceptiatrist, aceptiatry
A physician who specializes in contraception.
agrizoiatrist
A veterinarian who deals with wild animals.
agrizoiatry
A branch of veterinary medicine specializing in wild animals.
amblyopiatrics
1. Medical management, or treatment, of reduced vision.
2. Treatment of amblyopia.
andriatry, andriatrics
1. Medical science relating to the treatment of diseases of male genital organs and of men in general.
2. The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of men; such as, those of the male genitalia.
aniatros
A medical quack (one who pretends to have medical expertise; a charlatan).
atmiatry, atmiatrics
The treatment of disease by vapors or gases, as by inhalation.
bariatrician
A health practitioner specializing in bariatrics.
bariatrics, bariatric
That branch of medicine concerned with the management (prevention or control) of obesity and allied diseases.
chemiatry
Iatrochemistry (as shown in this list).
chemopsychiatry:
1. A psychiatric term intended to designate the application and effect of chemical substances in psychiatry.
2. The branch of psychiatry that deals with the use and effects of chemical agents, particularly psychopharmacologic agents affecting brain function and behavior.
chiroiatry, chiriatry
1. Medical treatment of the hand or hands.
2. Healing by the laying on of hands.
cresciatrics
The branch of medicine that deals with the systematic gain of body weight.
cyniatria, cyniatrics, cyniatric
1. A branch of veterinary medicine that specializes in the treatment of dogs.
2. The study of canine diseases.
dermiatrics
Someone who specializes in the field or study of the treatment of skin diseases.
Related "health" word families and articles:
Health: Index;
Hygeia > hygiene > health;
salu-;
sana-, sani-.
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