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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.


pediatrics British  
/ ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks /

noun

  1. the US spelling of paediatrics

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pediatrics Scientific  
/ pē′dē-ătrĭks /
  1. The branch of medicine that deals with the care of infants and children.


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


Other Word Forms

  • pediatric adjective

Etymology

Origin of pediatrics

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

Example Sentences

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“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

Dr. Lisa Costello, a pediatrician and associate professor of general pediatrics at the West Virginia University School of Medicine, who also cares for newborns, said the birth dose is very important.

From Salon

“It is absolutely definitive. There is no link between autism and vaccines. Zero. None,” said Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, a professor of pediatrics, epidemiology and population health at Stanford Medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal