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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Her husband was severely wounded and their only surviving child, an 11-year-old son, was in critical condition after Friday’s strike in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis, said Ahmar al-Farra, head of the hospital’s pediatric department.
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Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Addressing physician shortage: With a looming shortage of pediatric physicians, the collaboration is expected to retain more doctors in South Florida.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
With so much in limbo, manufacturers may not want to keep up production of pediatric shots at all, which are formulated differently and in smaller doses.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Although Xu’s experiments began in a quest to develop a tool for pediatric cardiovascular surgery, her efforts eventually shifted toward targeting tumors in soft tissue, especially those that couldn’t be surgically removed.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
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Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Addressing physician shortage: With a looming shortage of pediatric physicians, the collaboration is expected to retain more doctors in South Florida.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
With so much in limbo, manufacturers may not want to keep up production of pediatric shots at all, which are formulated differently and in smaller doses.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Although Xu’s experiments began in a quest to develop a tool for pediatric cardiovascular surgery, her efforts eventually shifted toward targeting tumors in soft tissue, especially those that couldn’t be surgically removed.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pediatric
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“Pediatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pediatric. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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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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