Pediatrician


[pee-dee-uh-trish-uh n, ped-ee-] /ˌpi di əˈtrɪʃ ən, ˌpɛd i-/

noun
1.
a physician who specializes in .
/ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən/
noun
1.
the US spelling of paediatrician
n.

1884, from pediatric + -ian.

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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