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pediatrician

[pee-dee-uh-trish-uhn, ped-ee-] Example Sentences Origin

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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Pediatrician has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
Example Sentences
  • New parents often turn to their pediatrician for basic advice about caring for a newborn.
  • Their suggestions were based on the stereotype of the local pediatrician driving to the country club in his.
  • Talk to your pediatrician before using a baby sling.
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World English Dictionary
paediatrician or chiefly (US) pediatrician (ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən)
 
n
a medical practitioner who specializes in paediatrics
 
pediatrician or chiefly (US) pediatrician
 
n

pediatrician (ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən)
 
n
the US spelling of paediatrician

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Word Origin & History

pediatrician
1903; see pediatric.
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Medical Dictionary

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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