PEDIATRIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pediatric mean? 

• PEDIATRIC (adjective)
  The adjective PEDIATRIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the medical care of children

  Familiarity information: PEDIATRIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEDIATRIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the medical care of children

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

paediatric; pediatric

Context example:

pediatric dentist

Pertainym:

pediatrics (the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children)

Derivation:

pediatrics (the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children)

 Context examples 

It is seen in the pediatric population.

(Pediatric Follicular Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A pediatric disorder characterized by normal development for at least the first two years of life followed by a severe regression in language, social interaction, bowel or bladder control, and/or motor skills.

(Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A branch of pediatric medicine focused on the diagnosis and treatment of newborns.

(Neonatology, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare pediatric sarcoma affecting the kidney.

(Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used in conjunction with other anticancer agents in pediatric neuroblastoma therapy.

(Deferoxamine, NCI Dictionary)

The Family Nurse Practitioner can treat both pediatric and adult members of the family who suffer from acute or chronic illnesses, as well as address psychosocial issues that may be affecting the family.

(Family Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

This type of pediatric medication—developed through nanoparticles—is unprecedented in history.

(New HIV medicine under development for children in Brazil, Agência Brasil/EBC)

A specialized registered nurse who provides care to pediatric patients.

(Certified Pediatric Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

The clinical specialist in pediatric nursing is a graduate-prepared clinician and child and family advocate.

(Pediatric nurse specialist, NCI Thesaurus)

A liquid, milk protein-based, pediatric nutritional supplement containing a variety of vitamins and minerals.

(Pediatric Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)