paediatrics

(ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks) or

pediatrics

n (Medicine) (functioning as singular) the branch of medical science concerned with children and their diseases ˌpaediˈatric, ˌpediˈatric adj

pediatrics, paediatrics

the branch of medicine that studies the diseases of children and their treatment. — pediatrician, paediatrician, n.See also: Children

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paediatrics - the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and childrenpediatric medicine, pediatrics, pedologymedical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquesneonatology - that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates

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paediatrics

(American) pediatrics (piːdiˈӕtriks) noun singular the study of the illnesses of children. 小儿科ˌpaediˈatric adjectivepaediatric illnesses.儿科的ˌpaediaˈtrician (-ʃən) noun a doctor who specializes in treating and studying children's illnesses. 儿科医生

paediatrics

The specialty that deals with the medical care of infants, children and adolescents. Paediatrics in the UK differs from the US in that is a specialty rather than primary care medicine for children, as it is generally regarded in the US and countries which follow the American model of specialisation.

paediatrics

The medical speciality concerned with all aspects of childhood diseases and disorders and with the health and development of the child in the context of the family and the environment.

pe·di·at·rics

(pē'dē-at'riks) Medical specialty concerned with treatment of children in health and disease through adolescence.
Synonym(s): paediatrics. [G. pais (paid-), child, + iatreia, medical treatment]

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noun the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children

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