PEDOLOGY

pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric medicine, pedology

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

pedology (uncountable)

The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.

Etymology 2

Noun

pedology (uncountable)

The study of the behaviour and development of children.

Source: Wiktionary


Pe*dol"o*gy, n. [Gr. , , child + -logy.] (Med.)

Definition: Pediatrics.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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