iatro-, iater-, -iatria, -iatric, -iatrician, -iatrics, -iatry

1. One who practices podiatry, a chiropodist.
2. A specialist in podiatry; formerly called chiropodist.

1. The diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot; chiropody.
2. The specialty concerned with the diagnosis and/or medical, surgical, mechanical, physical, and adjunctive treatment of the diseases, injuries, and defects of the human foot.

1. A system of therapy in which misdirected neurophysiologic reactions are made perceptible (as by the oscilloscope, electromyograph, etc.) and used as a guide in recognizing and correcting such undesirable responses (dysponesis). Also called effort training.
2. A technique of training dependent on perception of errors by observation of physiological parameters; such as, biofeedback training.

A person who pretends to be a physician on the basis of some self-acquired knolwledge.

1. A reference to psychiatry, the science concerned with the study, diagnosis, and prevention of mental illness.
2. Pertaining to or within the purview of psychiatry.

A physician who specializes in the study, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders.

1. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness; etymological meaning: "mental healing" or "healing the mind".
2. The study of the origin, influence, and control of emotions. This involves investigating the factors both from within and without that alter emotions and motivation. Such analysis provides a basis for judging regression or progression.
3. The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

A psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of emotional problems and mental disorders of the elderly.

1. Pertaining to mental illness or disturbance in old people.
2. Of a person: old and mentally ill or disturbed.
3. Concerning elderly patients who have a psychiatric disorder.
4. A reference to mental illness in old age, commonly denoting a patient or a hospital.
5. The branch of psychiatry concerned with changes in mental functioning associated with old age; and with mental disorders ooccurring in people over the age of 65. Also called geriatric psychiatry and geropsychiatry.

Medical treatment of both mind and body.

The treatment of diseases and defects of the nose.

The art of fast healing.

1. The medical treatment of wild animals.
2. Veterinary medicine.
3. The medical treatment of animals in a zoo or menagerie.

1. The branch of medicine which usually deals with the medical treatment of domestic animals.
2. A reference to any aspect of the study or medical treatment of diseases in animals.

An abnormal fear of foreign doctors.