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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In contrast, director Mary Bronstein doesn’t show the face of Linda’s young daughter, who is living with a pediatric feeding disorder and a tube in her abdomen, until the end of the movie.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
In his early career as the head of a pediatric emergency department in Minneapolis, before the Hib vaccine was available, Goldhagen would see children die every year from the infections.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
While some individuals and groups have called for a slower approach to gender-affirming care for minors, other pediatric gender care experts and advocates have said ending such care can have a harmful effect on patients' mental health and well-being.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
The second rule would block all Medicaid and Medicare funding for any services at hospitals that provide pediatric gender-affirming care.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
In his early career as the head of a pediatric emergency department in Minneapolis, before the Hib vaccine was available, Goldhagen would see children die every year from the infections.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
While some individuals and groups have called for a slower approach to gender-affirming care for minors, other pediatric gender care experts and advocates have said ending such care can have a harmful effect on patients' mental health and well-being.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
The second rule would block all Medicaid and Medicare funding for any services at hospitals that provide pediatric gender-affirming care.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Pediatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pediatric. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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