paediatry

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paediatry

/piːˈdaɪətɹi/ UK

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From paed- (“child”) + -iatry (“field of specialized medical practice”).

noun paediatries · pædiatry · pediatry

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of paediatrics, the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children. For quotations using this term, see Citations:paediatry.

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@misc{paediatry_2026,
  title = {paediatry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paediatry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}