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pediatrics

[pee-dee-a-triks, ped-ee-]
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noun (used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
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Origin of pediatrics

1880–85; pediatr(ic) (see ped-1, -iatric) + -ics
Related formspe·di·at·ric, adjective
Can be confusedpediatrics podiatry
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  • These female physicians frequently appear as medical writers, especially on gyncology and pediatrics.

    Greek Women

    Mitchell Carroll

  • At present he is a professor of pediatrics and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania.

    Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)

    The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

  • The same can be said of the Psychological Clinic, Pediatrics, and other technical journals published in this country.

    Civics and Health

    William H. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for pediatrics

pediatrics

noun
  1. the US spelling of paediatrics
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Word Origin and History for pediatrics

n.

1884; from pediatric; see -ics.

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pediatrics in Medicine

pediatrics

(pē′dē-ăt′rĭks)
n.
  1. The branch of medicine that deals with the development and care of infants and children and the treatment of their diseases.
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pediatrics in Science

pediatrics

[pē′dē-ăt′rĭks]
  1. The branch of medicine that deals with the care of infants and children.
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pediatrics in Culture

pediatrics

[(pee-dee-a-triks)]

The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of children.

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