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pediatrician

[ pee-dee-uh-trish-uh n, ped-ee- ]

/ ˌpi di əˈtrɪʃ ən, ˌpɛd i- /

noun

a physician who specializes in pediatrics.

Also pe·di·at·rist

[pee-dee-a-trist, ped-ee-] /ˌpi diˈæ trɪst, ˌpɛd i-/.

Origin of pediatrician

1900–05; pediatr(ic) + -ician

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pediatrician

pediatrician podiatrist

Words nearby pediatrician

pedestrianism, pedestrianize, pedi, pedi-, pediatric, pediatrician, pediatrics, pedicab, pedicel, pedicellaria, pedicellate

Example sentences from the Web for pediatrician

As a pediatrician who specializes in the care of adolescents, I ask my patients a lot of personal questions.

Let’s Not Forget: We Were All Teenagers Once |Russell Saunders |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Part of my job as a pediatrician is to take the scary things in the news and make them the right size.

Parents’ Ebola Panic Is Taking Over My Clinic |Russell Saunders |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When Ellie was 18 months old, their pediatrician, now at a loss for other explanation, suggested they return to a geneticist.

Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth' |Elizabeth Picciuto |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nobody should waste their time penning letters that any pediatrician with a whiff of insight will ignore.

Kids Don’t Know How Overweight They Really Are |Russell Saunders |July 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

After all the rigmarole, they found what any pediatrician already knew: the MMR causes fever.

Another Blow to Anti-Vaxxers’ Fortress of Pseudoscience |Kent Sepkowitz |July 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The author, a pediatrician who experienced the problem in his own family, addresses physicians and parents.

What Works: Schools Without Drugs |United States Department of Education

British Dictionary definitions for pediatrician

pediatrician

/ (ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən) /

noun

the US spelling of paediatrician

Medical definitions for pediatrician

pediatrician

[ pē′dē-ə-trĭsh′ən ]

n.

A specialist in pediatrics.