paediatrics

Definitions of paediatrics
  1. noun
    the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
    synonyms: pediatric medicine, pediatrics, pedology
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    types:
    neonatology
    that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates
    type of:
    medical specialty, medicine
    the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
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