pediatrics

[ pee-dee-a-triks, ped-ee- ]

/ ˌpi diˈæ trɪks, ˌpɛd i- /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.

Origin of pediatrics

1880–85; pediatr(ic) (see ped-¹, -iatric) + -ics

OTHER WORDS FROM pediatrics

pe·di·at·ric, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pediatrics

pediatrics podiatry

Words nearby pediatrics

pedestrianize, pedi, pedi-, pediatric, pediatrician, pediatrics, pedicab, pedicel, pedicellaria, pedicellate, pedicellation

Example sentences from the Web for pediatrics

The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.

Should Teens Have The Right To Die? |Brandy Zadrozny |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Seventy-two adults between the ages of 18 and 50 are participating in the trial, led by the pediatrics department at Oxford.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics advocates for infants to be put to sleep in a bare crib to prevent SIDS.

Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R. |Russell Saunders |November 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The American Academy of Pediatrics has decried it for decades.

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In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics called for an outright ban on use of tanning beds by minors.

Wake Up, Parents: Letting Your Kid Tan Is Like Letting Them Smoke |Russell Saunders |June 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These female physicians frequently appear as medical writers, especially on gyncology and pediatrics.

Greek Women |Mitchell Carroll
The same can be said of the Psychological Clinic, Pediatrics, and other technical journals published in this country.

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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

British Dictionary definitions for pediatrics

pediatrics

/ (ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks) /

noun

the US spelling of paediatrics

Medical definitions for pediatrics

pediatrics

[ pē′dē-ăt′rĭks ]

n.

The branch of medicine that deals with the development and care of infants and children and the treatment of their diseases.

Scientific definitions for pediatrics

pediatrics

[ pē′dē-ăt′rĭks ]

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

Cultural definitions for pediatrics

pediatrics

[ (pee-dee-a-triks) ]

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

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pediatrics

noun (used with a singular verb)

Origin of pediatrics

OTHER WORDS FROM pediatrics

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Words nearby pediatrics

Example sentences from the Web for pediatrics

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