( BrE ) ( NAmE pedi·at·rics ) / ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the branch of medicine concerned with children and their diseases
► paedi·at·ric ( BrE ) ( NAmE pedi- ) adjective :
paediatric surgery
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from paedo- of children + Greek iatros physician + -ics .