pediatric
adjective
pe·di·at·ric
ˌpē-dē-ˈa-trik 
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice
pediatric dermatology
a pediatric nurse
2
: of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent
pediatric patients
pediatric cancers
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Benner said her biggest challenges over the past 18 months have included negotiating and executing of the ground lease for its new pediatric campus.
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Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
In a few days federal funding will be ending for pediatric brain tumor research, and doctors and families are wrapping up clinical trials and trying to transition the lifesaving work elsewhere.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
In at least three cases, children were transferred more than an hour away to a specialized pediatric hospital in San Antonio equipped to treat complex or life-threatening conditions, according to the logs.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
The pediatric hospital chose clinics to provide the literacy screenings largely based on their proximity to schools with lower performance scores on kindergarten readiness assessments.
—CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
In a few days federal funding will be ending for pediatric brain tumor research, and doctors and families are wrapping up clinical trials and trying to transition the lifesaving work elsewhere.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
In at least three cases, children were transferred more than an hour away to a specialized pediatric hospital in San Antonio equipped to treat complex or life-threatening conditions, according to the logs.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
The pediatric hospital chose clinics to provide the literacy screenings largely based on their proximity to schools with lower performance scores on kindergarten readiness assessments.
—CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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pediatric
adjective
pe·di·at·ric
variants
or chiefly British paediatric
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice
a pediatric nurse
pediatric oncology
2
: of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent
a pediatric patient
pediatric fractures
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