paediatrics

/ ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of medical science concerned with children and their diseases

Derived Forms

• ˌpaediˈatric, adjective

Example Sentences

Those include two major medical facilities and also hospitals that offer such specialized medical care as obstetrics, paediatrics and oncology.

From Salon

Prof Finn, who is professor of paediatrics at the University of Bristol, says Covid vaccines were a massive success and “really saved a lot of people's lives”.

From BBC

“Now is the time to act before millions of people die due to increasingly ineffective antimalarial treatments,” said Prof Olugbenga Mokuolu, from the department of paediatrics at the University of Ilorin in Nigeria.

From BBC

He says although the group has reduced the amount it has spent, sometimes short-notice issues force its hand, especially in specialist areas like paediatrics and emergency care.

From BBC

Becoming a surgical hub has secured the future of the South West Acute Hospital, according to Mark Gillespie, director of surgery and paediatrics at the Western health Trust.

From BBC