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Meaning of PEDIATRICS

Pronunciation:  `peedee'atriks

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
 
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 Synonyms: paediatrics, pediatric medicine
 
 See Also: medical specialty, medicine, neonatology

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ped`i*at"rics\, n.
That branch of medical science which treats of the hygiene
and diseases of children.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The medical study of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders in children.
 

 

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