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/ˌpiːdɪˈætɹɪks/ · noun
(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents..
Use pediatrics when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pediatrics means (American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents..
Common synonyms include peds, pedes, paediatry, pediatry.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use pediatrics where its definition matches the intended context.
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