Definition of paediatrician in English:
paediatrician
(US pediatrician)
noun ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃ(ə)nˌpidiəˈtrɪʃən
A medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases.
Example sentencesExamples
- Newborns should be checked for general eye health by a pediatrician or family physician in the hospital nursery.
- As developmental paediatrician to a neonatal referral centre she followed many low birthweight children with great skill.
- Infants in these nurseries may be managed by family physicians and general pediatricians who later continue their care in the ambulatory setting.
- It is important to check with your family physician or pediatrician to make sure you have the right dose for your child.
- Developmental screening is done by pediatric nurse practitioners supervised by a pediatrician.
Definition of pediatrician in US English:
pediatrician
(British paediatrician)
nounˌpēdēəˈtriSHənˌpidiəˈtrɪʃən
A medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is important to check with your family physician or pediatrician to make sure you have the right dose for your child.
- Infants in these nurseries may be managed by family physicians and general pediatricians who later continue their care in the ambulatory setting.
- As developmental paediatrician to a neonatal referral centre she followed many low birthweight children with great skill.
- Developmental screening is done by pediatric nurse practitioners supervised by a pediatrician.
- Newborns should be checked for general eye health by a pediatrician or family physician in the hospital nursery.