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physiatrist, n. Med. (chiefly N. Amer.).|fɪˈzaiətrɪst|
[f. physiatr(ics n. pl. (s.v. physiatric n.) + -ist.]
A specialist in physiatrics; a person who uses physical agents such as light, heat, etc. to diagnose or treat deformity, disease, or injury.
1947in Dorland & Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 21). 1966N.Y. State Jrnl. Med. LXVI. 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. 1971A. A. Michele You don't have to Ache x. 208 You can go..to a specialist in physical medicine (now called a physiatrist), or to your family doctor. 1987Muscle & Fitness Oct. 72/3 The physiatrists, otherwise known as doctors of rehabilitative medicine, use neither drugs nor surgery. |