pediatric
adjective
pe·di·at·ric
ˌpē-dē-ˈa-trik 
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice
pediatric dermatology
a pediatric nurse
2
: of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent
pediatric patients
pediatric cancers
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The rise in cases is probably due to at least three factors, said Dr. Geoffrey Weinberg, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Among them were Dirk Swain, a junior at Hampton University in Virginia Beach, and Sonya Williams, a pediatric nursing student at Lehman College in the Bronx.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
My parents got me an appointment with a pediatric gastroenterologist, and a colonoscopy confirmed Crohn’s.
—Jj Courtney, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
However, due to a dearth of research in children, broad guidelines in management of chronic pediatric pain, outside a few specific conditions and recent guidelines for acute opioid prescribing, are lacking.
—Kara Margolis, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Among them were Dirk Swain, a junior at Hampton University in Virginia Beach, and Sonya Williams, a pediatric nursing student at Lehman College in the Bronx.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
My parents got me an appointment with a pediatric gastroenterologist, and a colonoscopy confirmed Crohn’s.
—Jj Courtney, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
However, due to a dearth of research in children, broad guidelines in management of chronic pediatric pain, outside a few specific conditions and recent guidelines for acute opioid prescribing, are lacking.
—Kara Margolis, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024
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pediatric
adjective
pe·di·at·ric
variants
or chiefly British paediatric
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice
a pediatric nurse
pediatric oncology
2
: of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent
a pediatric patient
pediatric fractures
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