pediatric
adjective
pe·di·at·ric
ˌpē-dē-ˈa-trik 
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice
pediatric dermatology
a pediatric nurse
2
: of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent
pediatric patients
pediatric cancers
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Two children died last week of flu, bringing the season's total pediatric deaths to four.
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Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Right before the House vote, DeLauro railed against GOP leadership for stripping out some measures included in the original deal, such as funding for pediatric cancer research and reforms to pharmacy benefits managers to create more transparency on negotiating drug prices.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
Some of the provisions that were in the bill earlier in the week were removed including $100 million for pediatric cancer research and a deal that would have transferred the land that holds Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The pediatric cancer community has spent 15 years to get to this point.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Right before the House vote, DeLauro railed against GOP leadership for stripping out some measures included in the original deal, such as funding for pediatric cancer research and reforms to pharmacy benefits managers to create more transparency on negotiating drug prices.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
Some of the provisions that were in the bill earlier in the week were removed including $100 million for pediatric cancer research and a deal that would have transferred the land that holds Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The pediatric cancer community has spent 15 years to get to this point.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Pediatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pediatric. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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pediatric
adjective
pe·di·at·ric
variants
or chiefly British paediatric
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice
a pediatric nurse
pediatric oncology
2
: of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent
a pediatric patient
pediatric fractures
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