- paediatrics
- chiefly British variant of pediatrics
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
paediatrics
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paediatrics — (US pediatrics) ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the branch of medicine concerned with children and their diseases. DERIVATIVES paediatric adjective paediatrician noun. ORIGIN from Greek pais child + iatros physician … English terms dictionary
paediatrics — n. the general medicine of childhood. Handling the sick child requires a special approach at every age from birth (or preterm birth) to adolescence and also a proper understanding of parents. It also requires detailed knowledge of genetics,… … Medical dictionary
paediatrics — [[t]pi͟ːdiæ̱trɪks[/t]] N UNCOUNT (The spelling pediatrics is used in American English. The form paediatric is used as a modifier.) Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children s illnesses … English dictionary
paediatrics — n. the general medicine of childhood. Handling the sick child requires a special approach at every age from birth (or preterm birth) to adolescence and also a proper understanding of parents. It also requires detailed knowledge of genetics,… … The new mediacal dictionary
paediatrics — pae|di|at|rics BrE pediatrics AmE [ˌpi:diˈætrıks] n [U] the area of medicine that deals with children and their illnesses >paediatric adj ▪ a pediatric hospital … Dictionary of contemporary English
paediatrics — pae|di|at|rics [ ,pidi ætrıks ] the British spelling of pediatrics … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
paediatrics — pɪËdɪ ætrɪks n. branch of medicine which deals with the health of children … English contemporary dictionary
paediatrics — [ˌpi:dɪ atrɪks] (US pediatrics) plural noun [treated as sing.] the branch of medicine concerned with children and their diseases. Derivatives paediatric adjective paediatrician noun Origin C19: from paedo + Gk iatros phy … English new terms dictionary
paediatrics — BrE pediatrics AmE noun (U) the branch of medicine connected with children and their illnesses paediatric adjective: a pediatric hospital … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paediatrics — pae·di·at·rics … English syllables
