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-iatrics

-iatrics suffix: forms a noun meaning a specialty medical field of practice.

Suffix

-iatrics

  1. Forms a noun meaning a specialty medical field of practice.
    Synonyms:
    -iatry

Synonyms of -iatrics

Origin of -iatrics

From Ancient Greek ἰατρός (iatrós, “doctor”) + -ics.

Words formed from -iatrics

Questions about -iatrics

What does -iatrics mean?
-iatrics means forms a noun meaning a specialty medical field of practice.
What part of speech is -iatrics?
-iatrics is a suffix.

Words near -iatrics in the dictionary

  1. -ians
  2. -iases
  3. -iasis
  4. -iatric
  5. -iatrician
  6. -iatrics
  7. -iatry
  8. -ibilities
  9. -ibility
  10. -ible
  11. -ibly

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