- pediatrics
- noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1884 a branch of medicine dealing with the development, care, and diseases of children
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Pediatrics — (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The upper age limit ranges from age 14 to 18, depending on the country. A medical practitioner who specializes in this… … Wikipedia
Pediatrics — "Pediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and adolescents, their growth and development, and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults." (Richard E.Behrman in Nelson s Textbook of Pediatrics) Pediatrics… … Medical dictionary
Pediatrics — Ped i*at rics, n. That branch of medical science which treats of the hygiene and diseases of children. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pediatrics — 1884; from PEDIATRIC (Cf. pediatric); see ICS (Cf. ics) … Etymology dictionary
pediatrics — (Brit. paediatrics) ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the branch of medicine concerned with children and their diseases. DERIVATIVES pediatric adjective pediatrician noun. ORIGIN from Greek pais child + iatros physician … English terms dictionary
pediatrics — [pē΄dē a′triks] n. [< PED(O) + IATRICS] the branch of medicine dealing with the development and care of infants and children, and with the treatment of their diseases, illnesses, etc. pediatric adj … English World dictionary
pediatrics — pediatric, adj. /pee dee a triks, ped ee /, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children. [1880 85; pediatr(ic) (see PED 1, IATRIC) + ICS] * * * Medical specialty… … Universalium
Pediatrics (journal) — Pediatrics Abbreviated title (ISO) Pediatrics Discipline Pediatrics … Wikipedia
pediatrics — noun The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children. See Also: pediatric, pediatrician … Wiktionary
pediatrics — pe|di|at|rics [ˌpi:diˈætrıks] n the American spelling of ↑paediatrics … Dictionary of contemporary English
