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    PEDIATRICS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    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)

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