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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So can asking the right questions, says Dr. Monika Roots, a psychiatrist who’s co-founder and president of Bend Health, which provides pediatric mental-health care.
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Without grants, scientists are unable to start any new research, from asthma and pediatric cancer to Covid and Ebola.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
The purpose of the program would be to increase the availability of pediatric mental health care services to Indiana students who agree to work with children after becoming mental health professionals.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Jack's parents started the Team Jack Foundation, which is dedicated to combating pediatric brain cancer.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Without grants, scientists are unable to start any new research, from asthma and pediatric cancer to Covid and Ebola.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
The purpose of the program would be to increase the availability of pediatric mental health care services to Indiana students who agree to work with children after becoming mental health professionals.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Jack's parents started the Team Jack Foundation, which is dedicated to combating pediatric brain cancer.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Pediatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pediatric. Accessed 31 Jan. 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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