paediatrician
pronunciation
How to pronounce paediatrician in British English:
UK [ˌpi:diəˈtrɪʃn]
How to pronounce paediatrician in American English:
US [ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a specialist in the care of babies
Word Origin
- paediatrician (n.)
- see pediatrician; also see pedo-.
Example
- 1. She is currently a paediatrician and gastroenterologist at bristol children 's hospital .
- 2. Consultant paediatrician martin samuels , from the university hospital of north staffordshire , is a leading expert on the condition .
- 3. However , the ageing former paediatrician has none of the charisma of bin laden .
- 4. But in 1998 manuel velasco , a local paediatrician , noticed a pattern among his patients .
- 5. It takes 12 or more years of training to become a consultant paediatrician .