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Definition of paediatrics noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

paediatrics

noun
 
/ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/
 
/ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/
(British English)
(North American English pediatrics)
[uncountable]
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  1. the branch of medicine that deals with children and their diseases
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from paedo- ‘of children’ + Greek iatros ‘physician’ + -ics.
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