paediatrician

paediatrician
paediatrics (US pediatrics) PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) the branch of medicine concerned with children and their diseases.
DERIVATIVES paediatric adjective paediatrician noun.
ORIGIN from Greek pais 'child' + iatros 'physician' .

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  • paediatrician — UK [ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌpɪdɪəˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms paediatrician : singular paediatrician plural paediatricians medical a doctor who deals with children and the medical treatment of their illnesses …   English dictionary

  • paediatrician — noun Paediatrician is used after these nouns: ↑consultant …   Collocations dictionary

  • paediatrician — [[t]pi͟ːdiətrɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] paediatricians N COUNT A paediatrician is a doctor who specializes in treating sick children. (in AM, use pediatrician) …   English dictionary

  • paediatrician — chiefly British variant of pediatrician …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • paediatrician — pae|di|a|tri|cian BrE pediatrician AmE [ˌpi:diəˈtrıʃən] n a doctor who deals with children and their illnesses …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • paediatrician — pae|di|a|tri|cian [ ,pidiə trıʃn ] the British spelling of pediatrician …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • paediatrician — n. pediatrician, doctor who specializes in treating children …   English contemporary dictionary

  • paediatrician — BrE pediatrician AmE noun (C) a doctor who looks after children and treats their illnesses …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • paediatrician — [ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C] a doctor who deals with children and their illnesses …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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