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PEDIATRICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
Synonyms:
paediatrics; pediatric medicine; pediatrics; pedology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pediatrics" is a kind of...):
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pediatrics"):
neonatology (that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates)
Derivation:
pediatric (of or relating to the medical care of children)
pediatrician; pediatrist (a specialist in the care of babies)
