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Definition of: pediatrics
(pē′dē·at′riks, ped′ē-) noun
That branch of medicine dealing with the diseases and hygienic care of children: also spelled paediatrics. [<Gk. pais, paidos a child + -IATRICS]
—pe′di·at′ric adjective
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