paediatric

Thân thiện

A paediatric dentist examines a young child's teeth.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases: Pertaining to the medical care, development, and diseases of infants, children, and adolescents.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She works in a paediatric ward at the city hospital.
  • The conference focused on the latest paediatric research.
  • Parents should seek paediatric advice for their newborn's health concerns.

Advanced Usage

• "paediatric care": Medical treatment specifically designed for children.
  • Access to quality paediatric care is essential for a healthy community.
• "paediatric population": Refers to the group of individuals who are children.
  • The study examined the effects of the virus on the paediatric population.

Variants and Related Words

• Paediatrics (noun): The branch of medicine that deals with children and their diseases.
  • He decided to specialize in paediatrics.
• Paediatrician (noun): A medical doctor who specializes in paediatrics.
  • Our paediatrician is very patient with young children.

Synonyms

• Pediatric: The American English spelling variant of 'paediatric'.
• Child health: A general term for the medical field concerning children's health.

Notes on Spelling and Usage

• Spelling Variation: The word 'paediatric' is the standard spelling in British English and other Commonwealth countries. The American English spelling is pediatric. The root comes from the Greek 'pais' (child) and 'iatros' (healer).
• Field of Use: The term is used almost exclusively in medical and healthcare contexts.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to the medical care of children
   • pediatric dentist

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pediatric