Physiatrist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Physiatrist is a noun meaning (medicine) A physician specializing in physical rehabilitation.
Meaning
(medicine) A physician specializing in physical rehabilitation.
Example Sentences
Since it was pioneered in 2001 by Todd Kuiken, a physiatrist and biomedical engineer at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, it has been performed on about 30 people in the United States, Canada and Europe, including eight soldiers injured in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Word Forms
- physiatrists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include physiotherapist, psychiatrist, podiatrist, physician, geropsychiatrist, palliativist.
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