-iatrics
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- Medical treatment:
医学治疗：
pediatrics.
小儿科
语源
- From -iatric
源自 -iatric
-iatrics
combining form in countable noun
indicating medical care or treatment
⇒
Compare -iatry
paediatrics
Compare -iatry
Origin
from iatric-iatrics
Word Origin
1
a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usually denoting the type of person treated:
geriatrics; pediatrics.
Origin
-iatr(y) + -ics
Related Words
- physiatrics
- theriatrics
-iatrics
noun plural combining form but singular or plural in construction
: medical treatment
pediatrics
noun plural combining form but singular or plural in construction
: medical treatment
pediatrics
-i·at·rics
\-ks\ noun plural combining form usually singular in construction
Etymology: -iatric + -s
: medical treatment : healing
< gyniatrics >
< pediatrics >
< gyniatrics >
< pediatrics >
-iatrics
Suffix
- Forms a noun meaning a specialty medical field of practice.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰατρός (iatrós, “doctor”) + -ics
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -iatrics