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paediatrician

(ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən) or

pediatrician

n
(Medicine) a medical practitioner who specializes in paediatrics
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Noun1.paediatrician - a specialist in the care of babiespaediatrician - a specialist in the care of babies  
medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine
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paediatrician

pediatrician (US) [ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən] Npediatra mf
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paediatrician

[ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃən] pediatrician (US) npédiatre mf
She's a paediatrician → Elle est pédiatre.
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paediatrician

, (US) pediatrician
nKinderarzt m/-ärztin f, → Pädiater m (spec)
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paediatrician

pediatrician (Am) [ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃn] npediatra m/f
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paediatrics

(American) pediatrics (piːdiˈӕtriks) noun singular
the study of the illnesses of children. pediatría
ˌpaediˈatric adjective
paediatric illnesses.pediátrico
ˌpaediaˈtrician (-ʃən) noun
a doctor who specializes in treating and studying children's illnesses. pediatra
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QUETTA -- When a baby has a fever, parents may be unsure if this warrants a call to the paediatrician. The American Academy of Paediatricians offers these guidelines: You must call your paediatrician immediately if your infant is age 2 months or younger, with a rectal temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
Dr Dunia Al Hashimi, consultant paediatrician, Bahrain Royal Hospital, offers parents advice on how to check their child's temperature accurately, in the first of a two-part series.
"Every food poses a choking risk in young kids but the hot dog has just the right size and consistency to perfectly block the airway, it's the perfect plug that doesn't allow any air to get through," said Johns Hopkins Children's paediatrician Dr.
"This initiative highlights the UAE's commitment to delivering healthcare to a world class standard, and we look forward to the many future benefits this move will bring," stated Dr Alya Ahmad, official spokesperson for the AAP in the UAE and a Consultant level paediatrician at The City Hospital.
But the fact is that it is extremely rare for a paediatrician to appear before a panel in connection with their child protection work.
A paediatrician yesterday blamed the media for making him a "hate figure" after he was struck off the medical register for wrongly accusing a mother of murdering her son.
Councillor Deirdre Alden, chairwoman of Birmingham City Council Health scrutiny committee, expressed alarm at the paediatrician figures.
* The United Kingdom's Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith ordered a review of almost 300 criminal cases where mothers had been jailed on the strength of evidence presented by a single scientific expert, usually a paediatrician.
Let us not forget that although one paediatrician was willing to condemn an innocent father on the strength of a television interview it was another paediatrician who came to his defence and made sure he did not lose his child.
For five years, paediatrician of 25 years Dr Melvyn Polon wrote down every question a new parent asked him.
Children up to 18 years old are eligible to register with a paediatrician, though the 15 to 18 group may register either withpaediatriciansor GPs.