pediatrics

American  

[pee-dee-a-triks, ped-ee-] / ˌpi diˈæ trɪks, ˌpɛd i- /

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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pediatrics British  

/ ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks /

noun

1. the US spelling of paediatrics

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pediatrics Scientific  

/ pē′dē-ăt′rĭks /

1. The branch of medicine that deals with the care of infants and children.

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pediatrics Cultural  

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

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Other Word Forms

• pediatric adjective

Etymology

Origin of pediatrics

First recorded in 1880–85; ped- ¹, + -iatrics

Example Sentences

At UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, he wrote, students have been failing basic tests in areas like family medicine and pediatrics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Additional authors came from the Yale School of Medicine departments of pediatrics and neuroscience and the Yale Child Study Center.

From Science Daily

“We expected there would be more follow up,” said Steven Abrams, who is also a professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas at Austin and participated in the FDA panel.

From The Wall Street Journal

At UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, according to reporting based on interviews with faculty members, more than 50% of students failed basic tests on family medicine, pediatrics and emergency medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Fariba Rezaee participated as associate professor of pediatrics and staff physician in the Center for Pulmonary Medicine.

From Science Daily