Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, plural, plural only)The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.

    Pädiatrie, Kinderheilkunde

    педиатри́яpediatríja

    педіатрі́яpediatríja

    the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Tom is studying pediatrics.

    ruТом изучает педиатрию. — Ivanovb

  2. Sami was studying pediatrics.

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Translations

9 languages
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branch of medicine:
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branch of medicine:
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branch of medicine:

Origin

From Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “child”) ped + -iatrics.

From Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “child”) ped + -iatrics.

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Forms

plural: pediatricses

Synonyms

7 synonyms
pedspedespaediatrypediatry
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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