pediatrics

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “child”) -iatrics.

Noun

pediatrics pl (plural only)

(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children.

Synonyms

(branch of medicine concerning the treatment of children): pediatry

Related terms

Translations

branch of medicine

Chinese:
Mandarin: (as a general discipline) 兒科 (zh), 儿科 (zh) (érkē), (as a branch of study) 兒科學 (zh), 儿科学 (zh) (érkēxué)
Czech: pediatrie (cs) f
Finnish: lastentautioppi (fi), pediatria (fi)
French: pédiatrie (fr) f
German: Pädiatrie (de) f, Kinderheilkunde (de) f
Irish: péidiatraic f, leanbhliacht f
Italian: pediatria (it) f

Japanese: 小児科 (ja) (しょうにか, shōnika)
Khmer: កុមារវេជ្ជវិទ្យា (ko mar vij jeak vi tyea)
Maori: mātai arotamariki
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: педиатри́я (ru) f (pediatríja)
Swedish: pediatrik (sv) c
Thai: กุมารเวชศาสตร์

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