pediatric
Americanadjective
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of or relating to pediatrics.
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relating to children and teenagers, especially in a medical setting.
Explanation
If something's pediatric, it has to do with kids. A pediatric dentist, for example, specializes in cleaning and fixing children's teeth. You'll almost always find pediatric in a medical context: a pediatric doctor has children as patients, and a pediatric illness affects youngsters. Most hospitals have pediatric wings, areas, or floors, where the very youngest patients are treated. The adjective pediatric comes from the Greek pais, or "child," and iatrikos, "healing."
Vocabulary lists containing pediatric
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Example Sentences
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And in early 2026 she released a new charity version of the song, external, in aid of pediatric cancer research, featuring her goddaughter Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson, Queen Latifah and Reba.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
In 2023, it closed a $70 million series C round to acquire pediatric nutrition company Nature’s One.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Marjorie Reynolds, a pediatric nurse, quickly formed a nonprofit, the Prairie Dog Alliance, to oppose the project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dr. Shannon MacDonald, a Massachusetts radiation oncologist and Harvard professor who treats rare pediatric malignancies, sees patients from across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Kabir, Soraya, and I had an additional reason to rejoice: Our little hospital in Rawalpindi had opened the week before, not the surgical unit, just the pediatric clinic.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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