pediatrics

pediatrics

English

Alternative forms

• paediatrics (British)
• pædiatrics

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpiːdɪˈætɹɪks/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpidiˈætɹɪks/

Noun

pediatrics pl (plural only)

1. (American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.

   Synonyms: (casual) peds, (casual) pedes, paediatry, pediatry

Related terms

• pediatric
• pediatrician

Translations

branch of medicine

Asturian: pediatría f Belarusian: педыятры́я f (pjedyjatrýja) Bulgarian: педиатрия f (pediatrija) Catalan: pediatria (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: (as a general discipline) 兒科／儿科 (zh) (érkē), (as a branch of study) 兒科學／儿科学 (zh) (érkēxué) Czech: pediatrie (cs) f Dutch: kindergeneeskunde (nl) f, pediatrie (nl) f Finnish: lastentautioppi (fi), pediatria (fi) French: pédiatrie (fr) f Galician: pediatría (gl) f German: Pädiatrie (de) f, Kinderheilkunde (de) f Hungarian: gyermekgyógyászat (hu) Irish: péidiatraic f, leanbhliacht f Italian: pediatria (it) f Japanese: 小児科 (ja) (しょうにか, shōnika) Khmer: កុមារវេជ្ជវិទ្យា (ko mar vij jeak vi tyea) Maori: mātai arotamariki Polish: pediatria (pl) f Portuguese: pediatria (pt) f Romanian: pediatrie (ro) f Russian: педиатри́я (ru) f (pediatríja) Spanish: pediatría (es) f Swedish: pediatrik (sv) c Thai: กุมารเวชศาสตร์ Turkish: pediyatri Ukrainian: педіатрі́я f (pediatríja)

Anagrams

• patricides