pediatric

adjective pe·di·at·ric \ ˌpē-dē-ˈa-trik \

|Updated on: 17 Aug 2018

Definition of pediatric

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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Each hour, Killy’s health worsened, eventually forcing him to be admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit.

— natalie dreier, ajc, "Baby dies from meningitis, parents issue warning," 12 July 2018
In a related prosecution in February 2018, a Georgia pediatric cardiologist pleaded guilty to disclosing protected health information about his patients to a representative of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals.

— anne m. murphy, laura b. angelini, STAT, "Criminal prosecution for violating HIPAA: an emerging threat to health care professionals," 2 July 2018
Seattle Indian Health Board’s residency program trains family doctors in a federally qualified community health center with a team of family and pediatric physicians, nursing professionals and traditional healers.

— bettina hansen, The Seattle Times, "Seattle Indian Health Board’s residency program celebrates its graduates," 30 June 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged record-level rates of hospitalizations for the 2017-2018 flu season and a high tally of 171 pediatric deaths.

— beth mole, Ars Technica, "This novel, one-and-done flu drug could be available soon in the US," 27 June 2018
The idea of looking into cancer came from study co-senior author Fahed Hakim, who directs the EMMS Nazareth Hospital and works as a pediatric pulmonologist and sleep specialist at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel.

— esther landhuis, Scientific American, "Could Brain Stimulation Slow Cancer?," 13 July 2018
In the series premiere, airing tonight at 8/7c, Ferrer introduces people who blew the whistle on pediatric dental chain Kool Smiles.

— CBS News, ""Whistleblower": Former employees take on pediatric dental chain when they suspect the company of wrongdoing," 13 July 2018
The hospital performs 60 percent of pediatric surgeries free or at a discounted price to those who can’t pay.

— vijay govindarajan, STAT, "What India can teach the U.S. about driving down the cost of health care," 10 July 2018
So Sacher, a pediatric nutritionist, came up with the yummy recipe below, which calls for a half cup of the cruciferous veggie (though nobody will guess its there).

— Health.com, "These Vanilla Cupcakes Are Made With Cauliflower—and You’d Never Know It," 10 July 2018

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adjective pe·di·at·ric

variants: or chiefly British paediatric play \ˌpēd-ē-ˈa-trik\

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