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The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
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pediatrics
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pediatrics \Ped`i*at"rics\, n. That branch of medical science which treats of the hygiene and diseases of children.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children [syn: paediatrics , pediatric medicine ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pediatrics ( also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants , children , and adolescents , and the age limit usually ranges from birth up to 18 years of age (in some places until completion ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1884; from pediatric ; see -ics .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Maria resigned from her oncology position and took a residency in pediatrics . ▪ So did Cara, who has just started her medical residency in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children.
Usage examples of pediatrics.
The others on the committee were heads of services--surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, pediatrics, radiology, several more.
I was working pediatrics, and the group of interns was all single males and one female.
She seemed so simple and easy-going that it was hard to believe that she had the prerequisite background in pediatrics, physiology, and clinical chemistry.
Johns Hopkins Hospital had a helicopter pad atop its pediatrics building, but nobody had yet considered the political fallout that could result from hopping the First Lady to work every day in a Marine Corps VH-60.