Meanings
nounphysiatrist (plural physiatrists)
plural physiatrists
- medicineA physician specializing in physical rehabilitation.
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.
2009 February 11, Pam Belluck, “In New Procedure, Artificial Arm Listens to Brain”, in New York Times
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Catalan fisiatra
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French physiatre
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Portuguese fisiatra
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Spanish fisiatra
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APA
physiatrist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiatrist
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“physiatrist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiatrist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physiatrist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiatrist.
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