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Word: Paediatric
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from paedo- ‘of children’ + iatric ‘relating to a physician or to medicine’, after modern Latin paediatricus
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpiːdɪˈatrɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases
Short Definition:relating to branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases
Examples:- the hospital's paediatric ward
- paediatric oncology
Variant Forms:
- pediatric
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