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Latvian
Etymology
From ārstnieks (“doctor, physician”) + -ība (with ārstnieks from ārsts (“doctor, physician”) + -nieks), with palatalization of k to c. The term ārstnieks is attested in only older sources; in the modern language, it has been replaced by ārsts.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ārstniecība f (4th declension)
- (practical) medicine (system of knowledge and practices for the prevention and treatment of diseases)
- ārstniecības iestāde, metodes ― medical institution, methods
- ārstniecības līdzekļi ― therapeutic agents
- ārstniecības augi ― medicinal plants
- tautas ārstniecība ― folk medicine
Declension
Declension of ārstniecība (4th declension)
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