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pediatrics

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

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.


pediatrics

/ ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks /

noun

  1. the US spelling of paediatrics


pediatrics

/ pē′dē-ătrĭks /

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


pediatrics

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


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Other Words From

  • pedi·atric adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pediatrics1

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

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Example Sentences

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

Seventy-two adults between the ages of 18 and 50 are participating in the trial, led by the pediatrics department at Oxford.

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

The American Academy of Pediatrics has decried it for decades.

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

At present he is a professor of pediatrics and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania.

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

These female physicians frequently appear as medical writers, especially on gyncology and pediatrics.

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