physiatristn.
/ˌfɪzɪˈatrɪst/, /fᵻˈzʌɪətrɪst/, U.S. /ˌfɪziˈætrəst/, /fəˈzaɪətrəst/ Medicine (originally and chiefly North American).
A physician specializing in physiatry; (also) a physiotherapist.
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searcher1597
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phthisiotherapeutist1899
phthisiotherapist1907
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chemotherapist1925
oncologist1925
allergist1928
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physiatrist1946
orthotist1951
neuropharmacologist1957
1946 Monessen (Pa.) Daily Independent 23 Nov. 3/8 A survey of patients referred to physiatrists..show [sic] that 57 per cent of the conditions were caused by chronic arthritic neuromuscular pains of fractures.
1949 Amer. Jrnl. Med. 6 620 The average patient with residual weakness following poliomyelitis is at best a difficult problem in rehabilitation, requiring for optimal end results the combined skills and experiences of th the internist or pediatrician, the physiatrist and the orthopedist.
1955 O. Glasser et al. Essent. Biol. & Med. Physics 192 This metabolism increase may be so great as to cancel out the beneficial effects of a circulation increase. The physiatrist must weigh these factors in his prescription of heat.
1966 N.Y. State Jrnl. Med. 66 1649/1 The physiatrist, by virtue of his experience in the function evaluation and rehabilitation of chronic disablement, can contribute to the prevention..of these disabilities.
1995 Hospital News Jan. 7/4 Working with the prosthetists and orthotists will be a team of physiatrists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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