palliativist
English edit
Etymology edit
From palliative + -ist.
Noun edit
palliativist (plural palliativists)
- (medicine, rare) A physician who specializes in palliative care.
- 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 Science+Business Media, →ISBN, page 258:
- 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.