Definition

Noun: - Paediatrics (UK)/Pediatrics (US): The branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. It encompasses the health, development, and diseases of young people from birth up to a certain age (often 18).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy là một bác sĩ chuyên về nhi khoa. (He is a doctor specializing in paediatrics.)
  • Bệnh viện này có một khoa nhi khoa rất hiện đại. (This hospital has a very modern paediatrics department.)
  • Cô ấy đang theo học ngành nhi khoa. (She is studying paediatrics.)

Advanced Usage

• "Chuyên khoa nhi": This is a common alternative phrase meaning "paediatrics specialty" or "department of paediatrics."
  • Bệnh viện Nhi Đồng 1 là bệnh viện chuyên về chuyên khoa nhi. (Children's Hospital 1 is a hospital specializing in paediatrics.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bác sĩ nhi khoa (noun): Paediatrician. A doctor who specializes in paediatrics.
  • Chúng tôi đưa con đến gặp bác sĩ nhi khoa để khám định kỳ. (We took our child to see the paediatrician for a regular check-up.)
• Khoa nhi (noun): Paediatrics department/ward.
  • Đứa trẻ được đưa vào khoa nhi để điều trị. (The child was admitted to the paediatrics ward for treatment.)

Synonyms

• Y khoa trẻ em: A less common, descriptive synonym meaning "children's medicine."

noun

1. paediatrics