Physiatrist


[fiz-ee-a-trist, fi-zahy-uh-trist] /ˌfɪz iˈæ trɪst, fɪˈzaɪ əˌtrɪst/

noun
1.
a physician specializing in physical medicine.

physiatrist phys·i·at·rist (fĭz’ē-āt’rĭst, fĭ-zī’ə-trĭst)
n.

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