| 单词 | pediatric |
| 释义 | pediatric (once / 3473 pages) adj If something's pediatric, it has to do with kids. A pediatric dentist, for example, specializes in cleaning and fixing children's teeth. You'll almost always find pediatric in a medical context: a pediatric doctor has children as patients, and a pediatric illness affects youngsters. Most hospitals have pediatric wings, areas, or floors, where the very youngest patients are treated. The adjective pediatric comes from the Greek pais, or "child," and iatrikos, "healing." WORD FAMILYpediatric: pediatrics+/pediatrician: pediatricians/pediatrics: pediatrician, pediatrist/pediatrist: pediatrists USAGE EXAMPLESAs the number of pediatric medical users grows, so do issues that confront parents, patients, doctors and policymakers. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) In 1953, the American Association of Pediatrics recommended banning children under twelve from playing football. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) To most people, this would be the perfect bookend to a career in pediatrics. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) adj of or relating to the medical care of children pediatric dentist Syn paediatric |
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