paediatric
adjective/ˌpiːdiˈætrɪk/
Frequency rank: #15,188 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Relating to the branch of medicine that deals with children and their diseases.
Example sentence
The hospital has opened new paediatric wards to treat children with serious illnesses.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 15,101–15,200
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