pediatric

adjective

pe·​di·​at·​ric ˌpē-dē-ˈa-trik How to pronounce pediatric (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice
pediatric dermatology
a pediatric nurse
2
: of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent
pediatric patients
pediatric cancers

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Professors who study sociology, pediatric medicine and the economics of family systems have pleaded with the university to keep it open, supplying data, charts and comparisons to other universities. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 More parents should take his lead, said Peter Antevy, a pediatric emergency medicine physician. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Finally, children’s hospitals need support to be regional resources to the smaller hospitals that depend on them for advanced pediatric care. — Jonathan E. Kohler, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026 Michael Galvez, a politically active pediatric surgeon based in the Central Valley, said there is no one guide that can speak for all of California’s Latino voters. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pediatric

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pediatric was in 1850

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pediatric

adjective
pe·​di·​at·​ric
variants or chiefly British paediatric
ˌpēd-ē-ˈa-trik How to pronounce pediatric (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice
a pediatric nurse
pediatric oncology
2
: of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent
a pediatric patient
pediatric fractures
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