pediatric

Variant of pediatrics

pediatrics definition

pe·di·at·rics (pē′dē a′triks)

noun

the branch of medicine dealing with the development and care of infants and children, and with the treatment of their diseases, illnesses, etc.

Etymology: < ped(o)- + -iatrics

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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