What does the medical abbreviation psy mean?
There may be more than one meaning of psy. However, what is the meaning of the psy medical abbreviation?
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What does psy medical abbreviation mean?
In the science & medicine field, the abbreviation psy means psychiatry, psychology.
psy: psychiatry, psychology
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