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paediatrician

British  
/ ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən /

noun

  1. a medical practitioner who specializes in paediatrics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Joel has Down's syndrome, among other health conditions but paediatrician Dr Niamh Lynch said flu could be serious for any child.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

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

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

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