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 pediatric patient, who lived in Gaines County, died in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday, per a statement from health officials.
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: The measure's language requires money from the sales tax to be used for drug and alcohol use recovery, emergency and trauma care, mental health care, pediatric care and primary medical care.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Craig Fleishman is chief of pediatric cardiology at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando.
—Jack Rychik and Craig Fleishman, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
In fact, body language and physical cues are some of the earliest ways children express and regulate their emotions, adds Ariana Hoet, PhD, executive clinical director at The Kids Mental Health Foundation and a pediatric psychologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 24 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: The measure's language requires money from the sales tax to be used for drug and alcohol use recovery, emergency and trauma care, mental health care, pediatric care and primary medical care.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Craig Fleishman is chief of pediatric cardiology at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando.
—Jack Rychik and Craig Fleishman, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
In fact, body language and physical cues are some of the earliest ways children express and regulate their emotions, adds Ariana Hoet, PhD, executive clinical director at The Kids Mental Health Foundation and a pediatric psychologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Pediatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pediatric. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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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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