xenopsychiatry

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English

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Etymology

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From xeno- +‎ psychiatry.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zɛnəɛθsaɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/
  • Hyphenation: xe‧no‧psychi‧atry

Noun

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xenopsychiatry (uncountable)

  1. (science fiction, rare) The study of alien mental and behavioral health (psychiatry).
    • 1982, D. Alexander Smith, Marathon:
      Xenopsychiatry. Yvette Heloise Renaud. Xenopsychology. Harold Nelson Bennett. Xenosociology.
    • 2000, Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, The Romulan Way: Rihannsu #2:
      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 []
    • 2013, Kate Elliot, The Price of Ransom:
      [] 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 []