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palliativist

palliativist noun: a physician who specializes in palliative care.

Noun

palliativist (plural palliativists)

  1. (rare) A physician who specializes in palliative care.
    • This small team formed the background for pediatric palliative care in Poland, not only locally, but they also aroused both professional (meaning among adult palliativists, pediatric oncologists and pediatricians in general) and public awareness.2012, Marek W. Karwacki, “Pediatric Palliative Care in Poland”, in Caprice Knapp, Vanessa Madden, Susan Fowler-Kerry, editors, Pediatric Palliative Care: Global Perspectives, Dordrecht: Springer...

Forms of palliativist

pluralpalliativists

Origin of palliativist

From palliative + -ist.

Questions about palliativist

What does palliativist mean?
Palliativist means a physician who specializes in palliative care.
What part of speech is palliativist?
Palliativist is a noun.
What is the plural of palliativist?
The plural of palliativist is palliativists.

Words near palliativist in the dictionary

  1. palliations
  2. palliative
  3. palliative care
  4. palliatively
  5. palliatives
  6. palliativist
  7. palliativists
  8. palliator
  9. palliators
  10. palliatory
  11. pallid

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