Pediatrics

Pediatrics
Pediatrics Ped`i*at"rics, n. That branch of medical science which treats of the hygiene and diseases of children. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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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 — 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 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

  • 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

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