paediatrics

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pae·di·at·rics British English, pediatrics American English /ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/ noun [uncountable]  MHthe area of medicine that deals with children and their illnesses 儿科学n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?Paediatrics is followed by a singular verb: Paediatrics is a very varied branch of medicine. —paediatric adjective a paediatric hospital 儿科医院

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paediatrics• The service section also involved her in caring for the elderly and paediatrics.• Here we may draw an analogy between geriatrics and paediatrics, another age-based medical specialism.• His medical special interests had been embryology, paediatrics, and homoeopathy.• He was senior house officer in paediatrics at the District Hospital.• More than 2,700 children went through the paediatrics department at Middlesbrough General in the five months she was there.

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paediatrics
pae‧di‧at‧rics British English, pediatrics American English /ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/ noun [uncountable]
the area of medicine that deals with children and their illnesses
—paediatric adjective:
    a paediatric hospital

paedi·at·rics (BrE) (NAmE pedi·at·rics) BrE /ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the branch of medicine concerned with children and their diseases 儿科学▸ paedi·at·ric BrE /ˌpiːdiˈætrɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpiːdiˈætrɪk/ 🔊(BrE) (NAmE pedi-) adjective [only before noun] ◆paediatric surgery小儿外科