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also pediatrist
as in doctor
a medical professional who treats babies and children
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Recent Examples of pediatrician
Baptiste also advises concerned parents visit their child’s pediatrician to discuss potential testing, but that Tylenol remains the best medical option to treat fevers and headache.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
There is very specific guidance for dosing recommendations for children, the group says, and children younger than 12 weeks should not be given acetaminophen unless instructed by their pediatrician.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
As Peter Wright, a pediatrician at Dartmouth College, mentions in an editorial also published in NEJM Evidence, researchers need to make sure the vaccine is safe in larger groups of children and to determine the most appropriate age for children to receive the vaccine.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Our pediatrician sent an e-mail explaining that the air-quality index, which measures the particulate matter from regular wildfires, would not account for the toxic compounds associated with structure fires.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
There is very specific guidance for dosing recommendations for children, the group says, and children younger than 12 weeks should not be given acetaminophen unless instructed by their pediatrician.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
As Peter Wright, a pediatrician at Dartmouth College, mentions in an editorial also published in NEJM Evidence, researchers need to make sure the vaccine is safe in larger groups of children and to determine the most appropriate age for children to receive the vaccine.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Our pediatrician sent an e-mail explaining that the air-quality index, which measures the particulate matter from regular wildfires, would not account for the toxic compounds associated with structure fires.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pediatrician
Noun
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Experts liken these markers to fingerprints that can help doctors match each patient with the treatment most likely to work for them, making care more precise and personalized than ever before.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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This realistic doctor’s coat has everything your aspiring doctor needs to give their patients a check-up, including a face mask, a stethoscope with sound effects (AAA batteries not included), thermometer, syringe, reflex hammer, and reusable name tag.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His personal physician, Admiral Cary Grayson, kept the severity of the stroke hidden from Congress and the American people, while his wife, first lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, surreptitiously took charge of matters of state.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sports medicine physician Jesse Morse described on X that Hill's injury was potentially career-ending.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ask for a referral to a neurologist but also talk with your doctor about other potential causes for the mood changes.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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In 2005, a pediatric neurologist in Germany discovered that some children with symptoms of autism had normal folate levels in their blood but low folate levels in their brains.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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The risk of seizures is not a new concern, explains Elizabeth Cilenti, MD, MPH, an internist and pediatrician at Northern Virginia Family Practice Associates.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Restrepo, an internist at Massachusetts General Hospital who had been one of my classmates in residency, would be competing against CaBot.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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That’s where obstetricians have their greatest worry.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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That’s why professional organizations—including obstetricians and experts in high-risk pregnancy care—continue to recommend acetaminophen in pregnancy when clinically indicated.—
Dr. Craig Spencer,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Ramos has three decades of experience as an obstetrician gynecologist at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, according to her biography.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn Griffin, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Louisiana who reportedly lost her job for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine, meanwhile, did her own research and tried to suggest that the mRNA in mRNA vaccines could be turned into DNA inside human cells and integrate into our genetic material.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
19 Sep. 2025
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Her eyes were noticeably red, and my ophthalmologist had suggested an over-the-counter product for me that works beautifully and is safe to use.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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If so, optometrists and ophthalmologists could help flag individuals at risk decades before cognitive symptoms appear.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
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Treatments your dermatologist can provide, like low-level lasers that support the hair follicles can help, Mitchell says.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2025
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If your efforts at home are not working and your skin is still dehydrated, contact a dermatologist for an evaluation.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Pediatrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pediatrician. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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