| 单词 | pediatrics |
| 释义 | pediatrics (once / 4700 pages) n If you're taking a little kid to the doctor, look for a sign that says pediatrics. Physicians who treat children and babies specialize in pediatrics. Different branches of medicine focus on different groups of people or specific illnesses. While pediatrics is all about young people from birth to their teens, geriatrics, for example, focuses on elderly people. A medical student who specializes in pediatrics will eventually be a pediatrician, or children's doctor. The root of pediatrics is the Greek word for "child," pais. WORD FAMILYpediatrics: pediatrician, pediatrist+/pediatric: pediatrics/pediatrician: pediatricians/pediatrist: pediatrists USAGE EXAMPLESIn 1953, the American Association of Pediatrics recommended banning children under twelve from playing football. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) To most people, this would be the perfect bookend to a career in pediatrics. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics expressed support for transgender youth. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) n the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children Syn|Hypo|Hyper paediatrics, pediatric medicine, pedology neonatology that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates medical specialty, medicine the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
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