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psiquiátrico

psychiatric

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Usage Note

Psiquiátrico relates to psychiatry and mental health treatment. In Spanish the 'ps-' cluster is standard in writing but the initial 'p' is always silent in speech, making the spoken form begin with 's'. A hospital psiquiátrico is a psychiatric hospital; the specialist is a psiquiatra.

Examples

"El paciente ingresó en un centro psiquiátrico."

Natural Translation

The patient was admitted to a psychiatric centre.

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