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Definition: Pediatrics |
PediatricsNoun1. The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A medical specialty concerned with maintaining health and providing medical care to children from birth to adolescence. (references) |
Medicine | The branch of medical science concerned with children and their diseases. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
One of the major challenges facing pediatricians is that the range of body sizes (and weights) that they face in pediatrics is much greater than in adult medicine. For example, a preterm neonate can be less than 2kg in weight while an obese adolescent may be larger than the typical adult.
Childhood is the period of greatest growth, development and maturation of the various organ systems in the body. Years of training and experience (above and beyond basic medical training) goes into recognizing the difference between normal, normal variants and what is actually pathological.
Another major difference between pediatrics and adult medicine is that children are minors and, in most jurisdictions, cannot make decisions for themselves. The issue of guardianship, legal responsibility and informed consent must always be considered in every pediatric procedure. In a sense, pediatricians often have to treat the parents (and sometimes, the family), not just the child.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pediatrics."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| Pe.B. | English | Bachelor of Pediatrics | N/A |
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Synonyms: PediatricsSynonyms: paediatrics (n), pediatric medicine (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Orthopedics, orthopedy, orthopraxy; pediatrics; dentistry, midwifery, obstetrics, gynecology; tocology; sarcology. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Pediatrics |
| Specialty definitions using "pediatrics": child medicine, pediatrics ♦ NURSE, STAFF, COMMUNITY HEALTH, NURSE, SUPERVISOR ♦ public-health nurs. (references) |
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Screenplays | Before pediatrics he studied child psychia- (What Dreams May Come; writing credit: Ronald Bass) | |
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Health | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics. (references) | |
The AAP policy statement appeared in the May 2001 issue of the journal Pediatrics. (references) | ||
In general, the answer by the American Academy of Pediatrics is that treatment is not necessary. (references) | ||
Business | Due to government population control and demographic trends, both extremes of the Chinese age spectrum offer promising HCS markets in pediatrics and geriatrics. (references) | |
This includes pediatrics help, emergency assistance and operations, emergency dental assistance, and treatment of tuberculosis and AIDS. For all other services, including diagnostics, specialists' consultations, and medical tests, patients must pay from their own pockets. (references) | ||
Thanks to the one child policy and the resulting 4-2-1 consumer effect- where four grandparents and two parents are anxious to heavily invest in their only grandchild's/child's wellbeing and future- high quality pediatrics, the best schools, and robust diets are unequivocal top priorities for Chinese families. (references) | ||
Economic History | Syria | The Ministry of Health also claims to be in the process of constructing as many as 47 government hospitals, including specialized facilities for pediatrics, cardiology, gynecology and obstetrics, neuro-surgery, cancer treatment and eye procedures. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | During 2001, the Ministry of Health invited bids for the management, operation, and refurbishment of the King Fahd Medical City, which encompasses four major hospitals (General, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Rehabilitation). (references) | |
Bahrain | Specialist clinics have been designed for obstetrics and gynecology, infertility, obesity, internal medicine, gastroenterology and diabetology, physical medicine and sports medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, general surgery, orthopedics, pediatrics, dentistry, ophthalmology, ear-nose-throat and psychiatry. (references) | |
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Expression using "pediatrics": child medicine, pediatrics. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "pediatrics"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | pediatri (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | طب الأطفال (paediatrics), دراسة طب الأطفال (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | педиатрия (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 小儿科 (paediatric, paediatrics, Pediatric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pediatrie (paediatrics, pedology), dìtské lékařství. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | paediatri (paediatrics), pædiatri (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | pediatrie (child medicine, paediatrics), kinderverpleging (paediatrics), kindergeneeskunde (child medicine, paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پزشکی کودک , طب اطفال . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pediatria (paediatrics), lastentautioppi (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pédiatrie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Kinderheilkunde (paediatrics), Pädiatrie (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παιδιατρική (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תורת רפוי יל"ים. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | gyermekgyógyászat (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | ilmu kesehatan anak. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pediatria (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 小児科 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しょうにか. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 소아과 (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ediatricspay pediatria (paediatrics, paediatrist, pediatrist), pediatra (paediatrician, paediatrics, paediatrist, paeon, pediatrician, pedicel). (various references) pediatrie (paediatrics). (various references) педиатрия (paediatrics). (various references) pedijatrija (paediatrics). (various references) pediatría (paediatrics). (various references) pediatrik (paediatrics). (various references) pediatri (paediatrics, pediatry), çocuk doktorluğu (paediatrics, pediatry). (various references) педіатрія (paediatrics). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Pediatrics" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: medicatrix, paediatric, Pederick, pediastric, pediatics, pediatrices, piediatrics. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pediatrics" (pronounced pē'dēa"triks) |
| 7 | -ē a" t r i k s | geriatrics. |
| 5 | -t r i k s | eccentrics, econometrics, electrics, geometrics, matrix, metrics, obstetrics, theatrics. |
| 4 | -r i k s | atmospherics, bishoprics, clerics, fabrics, generics, hysterics, lyrics, oryx. |
| 3 | -i k s | academics, acoustics, acrobatics, acrylics, aerobatics, aerobics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, aesthetics, affix, alcoholics, analgesics, analytics, anesthetics, anorexics, antibiotics, antics, apparatchiks, appendix, asthmatics, astronautics, astrophysics, athletics, attics, automatics, avionics, ballistics, basics, batiks, beatniks, bioethics, biologics, biophysics, calisthenics, Calix, calyx, catholics, ceramics, cervix, characteristics, charismatics, civics, classics, clinics, comics, conics, cosmetics, Criminalistics, critics, cynics, demographics, diabetics, diagnostics, diuretics, domestics, dynamics, economics, electrodynamics, electronics, epics, epidemics, ergonomics, ethics, ethnics, eugenics, exotics, fanatics, forensics, genetics, geopolitics, gimmicks, graphics, gymnastics, harmonics, helix, hemodynamics, heroics, hieroglyphics, histrionics, hydraulics, hypnotics, informatics, ionics, italics, kibbutzniks, kinetics, limericks, linguistics, logistics, macroeconomics, Magnetics, mathematics, mavericks, mechanics, medics, metaphysics, microeconomics, microelectronics, micrographics, mimics, mnemonics, mosaics, mystics, narcotics, Nucleonics, numismatics, onomastics, onyx, optics, orthodontics, panics, paramedics, Phenix, Phoenix, phonetics, phonics, photovoltaics, physics, plastics, polemics, prefix, prosthetics, psychics, publics, pyrotechnics, refuseniks, relics, reprographics, republics, robotics, romantics, semantics, semiotics, skeptics, sonics, specifics, sputniks, statistics, stoics, suffix, synthetics, systematics, tactics, Technics, tectonics, therapeutics, thermoplastics, tonics, topics, toxics, tropics, workaholics. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: patricides. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-i-i-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: patricide, pediatric, practised, raticides. | |
-2 letters: acridest, adscript, carditis, crispate, paretics, parities, peracids, picrated, picrates, picrites, piracies, practise, predicts, presidia, priciest, rapidest, raticide, riptides, scripted, spicated, spirited, tiderips, traipsed, triacids, triadics. | |
-3 letters: airiest, aridest, aseptic, aspired, astride, carpets, credits, crisped, cristae, dairies, deistic, departs, depicts, despair, diapers, diapirs, diaries, diarist, diaster, diciest, dictier, diptera. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-i-i-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: paediatrics, predacities. | |
+2 letters: diaphoretics, parasiticide, pericarditis, prediabetics, predications. | |
+3 letters: cardiopathies, depreciations, endoparasitic, parasiticides, pediatricians, presanctified. | |
+4 letters: aperiodicities, decrepitations, hyperacidities, paediatricians, pancreatitides, particularised, pericarditides, reduplications. | |
+5 letters: quadruplicities. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 65 64 69 61 74 72 69 63 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. . -.. .. .- - .-. .. -.-. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100101 01100100 01101001 01100001 01110100 01110010 01101001 01100011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P e d i a t r i c s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0065 0064 0069 0061 0074 0072 0069 0063 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50717075678684756985 |
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