PEDIATRICS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children

Synonyms:

paediatrics; pediatric medicine; pediatrics; pedology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pediatrics" is a kind of...):

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pediatrics"):

neonatology (that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates)

Derivation:

pediatric (of or relating to the medical care of children)

pediatrician; pediatrist (a specialist in the care of babies)