paediatrics
noun/ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/
/ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/
(British English) (North American English pediatrics)
[uncountable]- the branch of medicine that deals with children and their diseasesWord Originlate 19th cent.: from paedo- ‘of children’ + Greek iatros ‘physician’ + -ics.
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