PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine

(noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

psychopathology (countable and uncountable, plural psychopathologies)

(medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.

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17 March 2025

PARAMAGNET

(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it


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