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paediatrics

(ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks) or

pediatrics

(Medicine) (functioning as singular) the branch of medical science concerned with children and their diseases

ˌpaediˈatric, ˌpediˈatric adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pediatrics, paediatrics

the branch of medicine that studies the diseases of children and their treatment. — pediatrician, paediatrician, n.

paediatrics

pediatrics (US) [ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks] NSING → pediatría f

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paediatrics

[ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks] pediatrics (US) n → pédiatrie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

paediatrics

, (US) pediatrics

n → Kinderheilkunde f, → Pädiatrie f (spec)

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paediatrics

pediatrics (Am) [ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪks] nsg → pediatria

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paediatrics

(American) pediatrics (piːdiˈӕtriks) noun singular

the study of the illnesses of children.

ˌpaediˈatric adjective

paediatric illnesses.

ˌpaediaˈtrician (-ʃən) noun

a doctor who specializes in treating and studying children's illnesses.

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Pettifor is an Emeritus Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, has been appointed an Honorary Professorial Researcher in the Department of Paediatrics, and is a member of the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit.

New editor for SA Journal of Child Health

More than 3,000 international academics, scientists and clinicians from 98 countries will converge in Doha during December 4-7, 2013 at the fifth annual 'Excellence in Paediatrics Conference' to share cutting-edge research and best practice aimed at improving care for paediatric patients, it was announced yesterday.

Doha to host mega global paediatric conference

Having completed his junior training, he went to the UK for two years, during which time he obtained a DCH (RCP, London) and an MRCP (Edinburgh), gaining experience in paediatrics at the then Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London.

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A study published in the journal Paediatrics warned that while the game may seem like harmless fun, many youth who play in end up taking a trip to the emergency room, and some even suffer lung damage.

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This re-engineering requires better distribution of relevant human resources, including paediatricians appropriately trained in general paediatrics and child public health.

Can a new paediatric sub-specialty improve child health in South Africa?

ISLAMABAD, January 08, 2011 (Balochistan Times): The health experts here at Paediatrics Infectious Disease Conference stressed the need for making cordial relation and coordinated activities among the practitioners to relieve sufferings of the children.

Conference urges coordinated activities among Paediatrics

Ralph and Begum Hendrickse moved to Durban to McCord Zulu Hospital, a Methodist Mission Hospital, where Ralph developed his abiding interest in paediatrics. Begum, a certified midwife, took charge of the obstetrics ward.

Ralph George Hendrickse (5 November 1926-6 May 2010) (MD, DSc (honoris causa), FRCPE, FRCPCH (Founder Fellow), FMC (Nigeria: Foundation Fellow))

LAHORE, November 21, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Secretary Health Punjab, Anwar Ahmed Khan has ordered an inquiry into the death of a child Abdullah in the paediatrics Unit-1 of Mayo Hospital Lahore illegally due to the negligence of the doctors.

Report of childs death due to negligence of Mayo Hospitals doctors sought

The total number of specialities were 16; Surgery, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Gynaecology, Dermatology, Radiology, Neurology, Paediatrics, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Oncology, Psychiatry, Anaesthesia, Public Health, Gastroenterology and Orthopaedics.