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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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Schwartz was a tall, handsome kid from New York, the son of a doctor.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Researchers named the species after three doctors with the last name Nguyen for their contributions to fish classification in Vietnam.—
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Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Taking Control Over Healthcare And Finances FD consulted with her father’s primary care physician, who had not been in communication with other physicians who were giving multiple prescriptions to AF.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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In addition to chemists and biologists, the science office also employs physicians, nurses, hydrologists and experts who focus on plants, soils and wetlands.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Worried, the teen's parents took him to a series of doctors to figure out what was wrong, until a pediatric neurologist finally suspected a condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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Speak with a neurologist or headache specialist about whether Botox is a potential and reasonable therapy for your migraine care.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 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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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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The Highland Park obstetrician doesn’t know if there can be any justice after such a heinous act, which left seven dead, four dozen injured and an entire community terrorized and upended.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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Anyone with persistent or worsening pain should see a healthcare provider, ideally a gynecologist or a urinary tract specialist known as a urologist or a urogynecologist (only sees female patients).—
Laura Young,
Verywell Health,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Enraged at her parents for having followed the advice of the urologist, Kristi would soon leave Baton Rouge.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
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In addition to hearing from Ambrose directly, the film features interviews with Colapinto, the urologist who performed Ambrose’s surgery, intersex activists, and archival footage of Money, who died in 2006.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Pediatrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pediatrician. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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