pediatric
adj/ˌpiːdiːˈætrɪk/
Etymology From pedo- (“child”) + -iatric.
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US Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.
- The hospital has established a pediatric intensive care unit.
- Currently, there are nine pediatric cases of AIDS diagnosed in Massachusetts, of whom three are attending school.1985 December 21, Sib Connor, “Brookline Okays Students With AIDS”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 2:
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- Hildy S. Lipner, chief of pediatric speech pathology at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, N.J., said that by the time she sees children with picky eating problems, they are usually between 18 months and 3 years old and already have their patterns well established.2018 June 4, Perri Klass, M.D., “When New Means No: Picky Eating as a Normal Toddler Phase”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2018:
- Derived terms
- immunopediatric, neuropediatric, nonpediatric, pediatrically, telepediatric
- Related terms
- pediatrician, pediatrics