Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychogenetics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psy-cho-genet-ics
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of psychiatry or genetics that studies the effect of genetic inheritance on mental illness.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English genetics English psychogenetics From psycho- + genetics.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

psychogeneticist

Questions

What does psychogenetics mean?: The branch of psychiatry or genetics that studies the effect of genetic inheritance on mental illness.
Where does psychogenetics come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English genetics English psychogenetics From psycho- + genetics.

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