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also pediatrist
as in doctor
a medical professional who treats babies and children
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Recent Examples of pediatrician
If her kids’ pediatrician still refuses, Amanda is planning on leaving the practice and finding a doctor who will.
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Your high school or college may still have your records, and so might your pediatrician’s office.
—Daniel Pastula, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
The death of an unvaccinated child in Texas last month has not been enough to sway everyone to immunize their children, and pediatricians are worried more kids will get sick.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
As Repayment System Buckles In less visible roles, Max Greenfield as Lev Levenson, Isla’s pediatrician fiancé, is virtually unrecognizable from his stint as goofy Dave Johnson on veteran CBS sitcom The Neighborhood.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Your high school or college may still have your records, and so might your pediatrician’s office.
—Daniel Pastula, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
The death of an unvaccinated child in Texas last month has not been enough to sway everyone to immunize their children, and pediatricians are worried more kids will get sick.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
As Repayment System Buckles In less visible roles, Max Greenfield as Lev Levenson, Isla’s pediatrician fiancé, is virtually unrecognizable from his stint as goofy Dave Johnson on veteran CBS sitcom The Neighborhood.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pediatrician
Noun
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That survey just focused on doctors who were in training for obstetrics in gynecology and intended to focus their entire careers on reproductive health.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
3 Apr. 2025
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Aid groups and doctors warn that the Trump administration’s funding cuts to USAID are likely to cause thousands of unnecessary deaths and a rise in TB infections worldwide.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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But by the early 2000s, discussions shifted to concerns about physician shortages.—
Nicole McCann,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra said her physicians eventually diagnosed her with Mycoplasma pneumonia, a bacterial infection that mimics many symptoms of viral flu and pneumonia.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Firefly Neuroscience continues to focus on the commercialization of its BNA Platform, targeting neurologists in the United States and collaborations with pharmaceutical companies.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
3 Apr. 2025
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Upon their first meeting with a neurologist there, Mom brought up Dravet syndrome.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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His childhood was spent roaming the halls of the large brick hospital where his mother worked as an internist.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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Medical teams including orthopedists, internists and sports psychologists must continually review the best available literature, treatment, and strength and conditioning strategies in order to reduce player injury and optimize their health.—
Lipi Roy, MD,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the spring of 2023, a woman in Chicago, much like Lucca, was referred to genetics by her obstetrician for routine discussion of atypical NIPT results.—
Laura Hercher,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2025
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Liles, the obstetrician, also stressed the importance of involving trusted adults, but said minors don’t always feel comfortable engaging parents in those conversations, and that’s why the provisions in H.B. 7213 are necessary.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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During Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the Charlie’s Angels actress, 50, recalled once having to visit a male gynecologist because her female doctor was out of town.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Kering Foundation has supported La Maison des Femmes — a care center in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis for women in difficulty or victims of violence — since it was founded in 2016 by obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Ghada Hatem.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Adding to the intrigue, the change in horses is closely related to one also found in birds, says Elia Duh, a study co-author and an ophthalmologist and biomedical scientist at Johns Hopkins University.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
27 Mar. 2025
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During an eye exam, an eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) may use drops to temporarily dilate the pupil to see inside the eye.7 Symptoms With miosis, either one or both pupils may be abnormally small.—
Maxine Lipner,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Developing new antibiotics that attack bacteria in different ways reduces the risk of drug resistance, helping to keep treatment options open, said Dr. Candace Granberg, a pediatric urologist and surgeon-in-chief at Mayo Clinic Children’s in Rochester, Minnesota.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr.,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2025
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According to the news release of the European Medical Journal, this approach could mark a significant shift in how bladder cancer is managed by urologists and oncologists.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Pediatrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pediatrician. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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