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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The Little Rock facility is the state’s only top-level pediatric trauma center, and the state’s only burn center.
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Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Lastly, a pediatric physician from our Review Board reviewed this article for accuracy and provided input on how to evaluate safe and appropriate toys for toddlers.
—Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 12 Oct. 2024
Fossil records, as well as contemporary pediatric data, demonstrate that broken forearm bones routinely heal completely.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
But early treatment is challenging because the first stage of pertussis infection is easy to mistake for other respiratory diseases, says Flor Muñoz, a pediatric infectious diseases expert at Baylor College of Medicine.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
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Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Lastly, a pediatric physician from our Review Board reviewed this article for accuracy and provided input on how to evaluate safe and appropriate toys for toddlers.
—Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 12 Oct. 2024
Fossil records, as well as contemporary pediatric data, demonstrate that broken forearm bones routinely heal completely.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
But early treatment is challenging because the first stage of pertussis infection is easy to mistake for other respiratory diseases, says Flor Muñoz, a pediatric infectious diseases expert at Baylor College of Medicine.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Pediatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pediatric. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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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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