PEDIATRICS


Meaning of PEDIATRICS in English

— pediatric , adj.

/pee'dee a"triks, ped'ee-/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. )

the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.

[ 1880-85; pediatr ( ic ) (see PED- 1 , -IATRIC) + -ICS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .