PEDIATRICS

pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric medicine, pedology

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pediatrics pl (plural only)

(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children.

Synonyms

• (branch of medicine concerning the treatment of children): pediatry

Anagrams

• patricides

Source: Wiktionary


Ped`i*at"rics, n.

Definition: That branch of medical science which treats of the hygiene and diseases of children.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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