pediatric

pediatric

English

Alternative forms

• paediatric

Etymology

pedo- +‎ -iatric

Adjective

pediatric (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children.

   The hospital has established a pediatric intensive care unit.

Related terms

• pediatrician
• pediatrics

Translations

of or pertaining to pediatrics

Czech: pediatrický French: pédiatrique (fr) Italian: pediatrico (it) Portuguese: pediátrico (pt)

Spanish: pediátrico (es) Swedish: pediatrik (sv) Thai: กุมารเวช

References

• “pediatric” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• patricide