Pediatric vs. Pediatrics

Pediatricadjective

(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children.

Pediatricadjective

Pertaining to the care and medical treatment of children.

Pediatricadjective

of or relating to the medical care of children;

Pediatricsnoun

The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children.

Pediatricsnoun

That branch of medical science which treats of the hygiene and diseases of infants and children.

Pediatricsnoun

the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children

Pediatrics

Paediatrics (also spelled pediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people seek pediatric care through the age of 21.