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physiatrist

[fiz-ee-a-trist, fi-zahy-uh-trist]

noun

a physician specializing in physical medicine.

Origin of physiatrist

First recorded in 1945–50; physiatr(ics) + -ist

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

physiatrist in Medicine

physiatrist

[fĭz′ē-ăt′rĭst, fĭ-zī′ə-trĭst]

n.

A physician who specializes in physical medicine.

A health care professional who administers physical therapy; a physical therapist.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.