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Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰατρεία (iatreía, “healing, medical treatment”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝaˈtɾia/
- IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /jaˈtɾia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: -ia‧trí‧a
Suffix
-iatría f (noun-forming suffix, plural -iatrías)
- -iatry
- -iatrics
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