pe·di·a·tri·cian

[pee-dee-uh-trish-uhn, ped-ee-]
noun
a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
Also, pe·di·at·rist [pee-dee-a-trist, ped-ee-] .


Origin:
1900–05; pediatr(ic) + -ician

pediatrician, podiatrist.
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paediatrician or chiefly (US) pediatrician (ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a medical practitioner who specializes in paediatrics
 
pediatrician or chiefly (US) pediatrician
 
n

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pediatrician (ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the US spelling of paediatrician

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pediatrician
1903; see pediatric.
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pediatrician pe·di·a·tri·cian (pē'dē-ə-trĭsh'ən) or pe·di·at·rist (-āt'rĭst)
n.
A specialist in pediatrics.

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Example sentences
On her third trip to the pediatrician, the doctor told the family to take her to the emergency room.
If this is a concern, discuss food allergies with your pediatrician.
If severe, see a pediatrician for treatment of possible secondary infection.
It also says to talk to your pediatrician the point of the headline is that
  there is a right way to swaddle.
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