pediatrics

noun

pe·​di·​at·​rics ˌpē-dē-ˈa-triks How to pronounce pediatrics (audio)
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a branch of medicine dealing with the development, care, and diseases of infants, children, and adolescents

Examples of pediatrics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 1970, Trías returned to New York as head of the pediatrics department at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022 Sharma helps set up before heading to her job as a pediatrics pulmonary specialist. Dallas News, 29 July 2022 Paul Offit, a professor of vaccinology and pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, said that Ladapo has put people at risk through his vaccine guidance. Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023 That change could allow for a more predictable vaccine timeline, said Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology and of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022 Walsh is a behavioral sleep psychologist at Riley Children’s Health and assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Jennie Yabroff, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2022 While experts don’t know the specific reason for the increase in invasive strep cases, Dr. Glenn Fennelly, a professor and chair of pediatrics at the Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso, tells Fortune. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023 The crisis in pediatric emergency rooms this year was foreseeable, said John Cunningham, chairman of pediatrics at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital, one of several large children’s hospitals in the city. Anchorage Daily News, 17 Dec. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pediatrics was circa 1857

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Cite this Entry

“Pediatrics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pediatrics. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

pediatrics

noun
pe·​di·​at·​rics ˌpēd-ē-ˈa-triks How to pronounce pediatrics (audio)
: a branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children
pediatric
-trik
adjective

Medical Definition

pediatrics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
pe·​di·​at·​rics
variants or chiefly British paediatrics
: a branch of medicine dealing with the development, care, and diseases of infants, children, and adolescents

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