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/pee'dee euh trish"euhn, ped'ee-/, n.a physician who specializes in pediatrics.Also, pediatrist /pee'dee a"trist, ped'ee-/.[1900-05; PEDIATR(IC) + -ICIAN]
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pediatrician — 1903, from PEDIATRIC (Cf. pediatric) + IAN (Cf. ian) … Etymology dictionary
pediatrician — [pē΄dē a′trist, pē dī′ə trist΄pē΄dē ə trish′ən] n. a specialist in pediatrics: also pediatrist [pē΄dē a′trist, pē dī′ə trist΄] … English World dictionary
pediatrician — pediatrics (Brit. paediatrics) ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the branch of medicine concerned with children and their diseases. DERIVATIVES pediatric adjective pediatrician noun. ORIGIN from Greek pais child + iatros physician … English terms dictionary
pediatrician — also pediatrist noun Date: circa 1903 a specialist in pediatrics … New Collegiate Dictionary
pediatrician — noun /ˈpɪi.dɪi.ə.tɹɪʃn̩/ A physician who specializes in pediatrics; a children’s doctor or babies’ doctor … Wiktionary
pediatrician — A specialist in pediatrics. SYN: pediatrist. * * * pe·di·a·tri·cian or chiefly Brit pae·di·a·tri·cian .pēd ē ə trish ən n a specialist in pediatrics called also pediatrist * * * pe·di·a·tri·cian (pe″de ə trĭґshən) a physician … Medical dictionary
pediatrician — Synonyms and related words: anesthesiologist, cardiologist, chiropodist, dermatologist, eye doctor, eye ear nose throat specialist, geriatrician, gerontologist, gynecologist, immunologist, internist, neurologist, obstetrician, oculist,… … Moby Thesaurus
pediatrician — pe|di|a|tri|cian [ˌpi:diəˈtrıʃən] n the American spelling of ↑paediatrician … Dictionary of contemporary English
pediatrician — pe|di|a|tri|cian [ ,pidiə trıʃn ] noun count a doctor who deals with children and the medical treatment of their illnesses … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pediatrician — [[t]pi͟ːdiətrɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] see paediatrician … English dictionary
