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pediatrics
pe·di·at·rics [ pdee áttriks ]


noun 
Definition:
 
branch of medicine concerned with children: the branch of medicine concerned with the care and development of children and with the prevention and treatment of children's diseases ( takes a singular verb )


pe·di·at·ric adjective
pe·di·a·tri·cian [ pdee ə trísh'n ] noun
pe·di·at·rist [ pdee áttrist ] noun
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