xenopsychiatry

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/zi.no.saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/

noun

The study of alien mental and behavioral health (psychiatry).

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Meanings

nounxenopsychiatry (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableliteratureThe study of alien mental and behavioral health (psychiatry).

    Xenopsychiatry. Yvette Heloise Renaud. Xenopsychology. Harold Nelson Bennett. Xenosociology.

    1982, D. Alexander Smith, Marathon
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    Specializations in xenopsychology and xenopsychiatry, and long-term experience as CMO of the Enterprise — thus an acquaintance with what amounted to a gestalt life form, for that defined the multi-racial, multi-species environment aboard the […]

    2000, Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, The Romulan Way: Rihannsu #2

    […] between that of parole adviser for Hawk, and Chief of Xenopsychiatry. There were others equally qualified for the xeno position, but I fear I rather pulled strings and emphasized the illegal and unethical treatment Hawk received […]

    2013, Kate Elliot, The Price of Ransom

Origin

From xeno- + psychiatry.

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