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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As cancers typically associated with adults continue to appear at younger ages, they also stress the importance of coordinating care between pediatric and adult medical teams and developing treatment plans tailored to these patients.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive care physician who had volunteered in Gaza, described the horrific scenes she witnessed.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
"I think the measles very much contributed to that child's demise," said William Moss, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The majority of pediatric flu deaths in the most recent season occurred among those who weren’t fully vaccinated, according to the agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“There’s a new doctor on the pediatric ward who just transferred here from Alabama, and he and his daughter will be coming over for dinner. Pretty sure she’s around your age.”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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