Dictionary

pediatrics en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpidiˈætɹɪks/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌpiːdɪˈætɹɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

immunopediatrics · neuropediatrics · telepediatrics · odontopediatrics

Relateds

pediatric · pediatrician

Synonyms

pediatry · paediatry · pedes · peds

Translations (39)

pl pediatria (branch of medicine) · cmn 兒科 /儿科 (branch of medicine) · ast pediatría (branch of medicine) · th กุมารเวชศาสตร์ (branch of medicine) · gl pediatría (branch of medicine) · de Pädiatrie (branch of medicine) · ja 小児科 (branch of medicine) · fi lastentautioppi (branch of medicine) · bg педиатрия (branch of medicine) · be педыятры́я (branch of medicine) · ca pediatria (branch of medicine) · sv pediatrik (branch of medicine) · id ilmu kesehatan anak (branch of medicine) · hu gyermekgyógyászat (branch of medicine) · mi mātai aromātātahi (branch of medicine) · km កុមារវេជ្ជវិទ្យា (branch of medicine) · es pediatría (branch of medicine) · ga péidiatraic (branch of medicine) · ga leanbhliacht (branch of medicine) · tr pediyatri (branch of medicine) · el παιδιατρική (branch of medicine) · nl kindergeneeskunde (branch of medicine) · id pediatri (branch of medicine) · mi mātai arotamariki (branch of medicine) · ru педиатри́я (branch of medicine) · eo infanmedicino (branch of medicine) · af pediatrie (branch of medicine) · cmn 兒科學 /儿科学 (branch of medicine) · ro pediatrie (branch of medicine) · pt pediatria (branch of medicine) · fi pediatria (branch of medicine) · nl pediatrie (branch of medicine) · cs pediatrie (branch of medicine) · sw matibabu ya watoto (branch of medicine) · uk педіатрі́я (branch of medicine) · fr pédiatrie (branch of medicine) · it pediatria (branch of medicine) · ar طِبُّ الأَطْفَال (branch of medicine) · de Kinderheilkunde (branch of medicine)