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pediatrics

noun

Simple meaning

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

Pronunciation

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peedeeatriks

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IPA pronunciation (US)

pidiˈætɹɪks

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. American spellingmedicine

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

  2. American spellingmedicine

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

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children

Used this way, pediatrics is a word tied to one variety of English that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Regional
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Medicine/healthcare
  • Science
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

Mainly used in American English, so it may read as unusual elsewhere.

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use pediatrics

  • “She decided to specialize in pediatrics to help children.”

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