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paediatrician

British  
/ ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən /

noun

  1. a medical practitioner who specializes in paediatrics

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AKM Ruhul Amin, a paediatrician, had just filled his sedan car -- but said it was not enough.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Since giving birth, she has used AQ even more, asking paediatrician avatars about rashes or for general care advice.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Kawasaki disease - named after the Japanese paediatrician who discovered it, Tomisaku Kawasaki - causes blood vessels to become inflamed and affects about eight in every 100,000 children.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Mazari is the daughter of Pakistan's former minister for human rights, Shireen Mazari, while her late father was the South Asian country's top paediatrician.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

E. coli was first isolated in 1885 by a German paediatrician, Theodor Escherich, studying infant gut microbes.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025