psych-
pref.（前缀）
pref.（前缀）
- Variant of psycho-
psycho-的变体
psych-
1
variant of psycho- before some vowels:
psychasthenia.
Related Words
- psychasthenia
- psychiatry
- psychosis
psych-variant of psycho-, before some vowels, as in psychasthenia.
psych-
combining form
or psycho-
psychodynamic
psychology
2. psychological methods
psychoanalysis
psychotherapy
3. brain
psychosurgery
4. mental and
psychosomatic
combining form
or psycho-
ETYMOLOGY Greek, from psychē breath, principle of life, life, soul, from psychein to breathe; akin to Sanskrit babhasti he blows
1. mind : mental processes and activitiespsychodynamic
psychology
2. psychological methods
psychoanalysis
psychotherapy
3. brain
psychosurgery
4. mental and
psychosomatic
☞ psych
psych-
combining form
or psycho-
Etymology: Greek, from psychē life, spirit, soul, self
1. : soul : spirit
< psychogram >
< psychopannychism >
< psychotheism >
2.
a. : mind : mental processes and activities
< psychodynamic >
< psychology >
< psychometric >
b. : psychological methods
< psychoanalysis >
< psychotherapy >
c. : cerebral
< psychosurgery >
< psychotropic >
d. : mental and : psychic and
< psychogalvanic >
< psychophysical >
or psycho-
1.
< psychogram >
< psychopannychism >
< psychotheism >
2.
a.
< psychodynamic >
< psychology >
< psychometric >
b.
< psychoanalysis >
< psychotherapy >
c.
< psychosurgery >
< psychotropic >
d.
< psychogalvanic >
< psychophysical >
psych-
Prefix
- Alternative form of psycho-
Derived terms
English words prefixed with psych-