-iatry, -iatrist

Suffix Routine Blood Collections

Medical treatment (-iatry) or the specialist who provides it (-iatrist).

Example: psychiatry (treatment of mental disorders)

Sources

• Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Related terms

• -gramA record or picture produced by a test.
• -graph, -graphyProcess of recording or making an image; -graph can also name the recording instrument.
• -iaCondition.
• -iasisCondition or formation of, often abnormal.
• -ismCondition or state.
• -itisInflammation.
• -iumStructure or tissue.
• -logistSpecialist in the study and treatment of a body part or disease.

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