Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A physician who specializes in physical medicine.
- noun A health care professional who administers physical therapy; a physical therapist.
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- noun medicine A physician specialising in physical rehabilitation.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A physiatrist is a doctor who specializes in restoring optimal function to people with injuries to the muscles, bones, tissues, and nervous system.
PR.com Press Releases Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute 2010
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A physiatrist is a doctor who specializes in restoring optimal function to people with injuries to the muscles, bones, tissues, and nervous system.
PR.com Press Releases Advanced Orthopedics 2010
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A physiatrist is a doctor who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, focusing on restoring function to patients with injuries to muscles, bones, tissues and nervous system.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Linda J. Buch</B> / 2010
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Interestingly enough, this is one of physiatrist Victor Frankel's three essential meanings of life, as described in his book "Man's Search for Meaning."
Soren Petersen: A Vision Is a Dream With a Deadline Soren Petersen 2011
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Interestingly enough, this is one of physiatrist Victor Frankel's three essential meanings of life, as described in his book "Man's Search for Meaning."
Soren Petersen: A Vision Is a Dream With a Deadline Soren Petersen 2011
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Interestingly enough, this is one of physiatrist Victor Frankel's three essential meanings of life, as described in his book "Man's Search for Meaning."
Soren Petersen: A Vision Is a Dream With a Deadline Soren Petersen 2011
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In 2001 Dr. Julie K. Silver, a staff physiatrist at Harvard Medical School, sensed something wrong with her body.
How To Keep Going When You're Out Of Gas Levi Davis 2011
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"It's an opportunity for us to find out what else we need to work on," Dr. Francisco, the physiatrist, says.
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Another sub-specialist MD/DO that has gained popularity in sports medicine over the past decade is the physiatrist.
Training Center: The sports medicine alphabet soup — where do you find help? 2010
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Interestingly enough, this is one of physiatrist Victor Frankel's three essential meanings of life, as described in his book "Man's Search for Meaning."
Soren Petersen: A Vision Is a Dream With a Deadline Soren Petersen 2011
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