paediatric
gb/pˈeɪdiətɹɪk/ us/pˈeɪdiətɹɪk/
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Inglês
~ 6900
Acepções
0 acepção
adjective
technical
C1
property
1
relating to children's medical care
About medical care and treatment for babies and children.
Padrão de uso:
paediatric [department/care/ward/patient]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse the spelling and use the American form *pediatric* in British English contexts, or mix the two in the same text. Choose one style ("paediatric" for BrE, "pediatric" for AmE) and use it consistently. Another mistake is using it as a noun (e.g. *He is a paediatric*); it is an adjective and should modify a noun (e.g. *He is a paediatric patient* or *He is a paediatric doctor*).
Sinônimos
pediatric (Standard American English spelling; meaning is the same as the British spelling "paediatric".)
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child health (Broader and less technical; can include general well-being, not only medical treatment.)
Antônimos
adult (Used before medical nouns (e.g. "adult ward", "adult medicine") to show treatment for fully grown people instead of children.)
Colocações
paediatric care
|paediatric medicine
|paediatric ward
|paediatric clinic
|paediatric nurse
|paediatric patient
Temas
medicine
|health
|children
Exemplos
- She wants to specialise in paediatric medicine after completing her general medical training.
- The hospital recently opened a new paediatric ward for children under twelve.
- Paediatric care has improved greatly for premature babies in the last decade.
- He works as a paediatric nurse in a large teaching hospital.
- The conference will focus on advances in paediatric cancer treatment.
Exemplos para estudantes
- She is interested in paediatric medicine.
- He works in the paediatric ward at the hospital.
- This book is about paediatric care for babies.
- The city needs more paediatric doctors.
- She is doing research in paediatric health.
Gramática
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paediatric
AFI
GB/pˈeɪdiətɹɪk/
US/pˈeɪdiətɹɪk/
Sílabas e tonicidade
pae - di - at - ric (4 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (pae)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: paediatric
Família de palavras
Core family
paediatrics
noun
paediatrician
noun
Related words
Expressões
paediatric care
1/pˈeɪdiətɹɪk kˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
technical
medical care for children
Professional medical treatment and services given to babies and children.
Exemplos
- Access to high-quality paediatric care is limited in some rural areas.
- The clinic specialises in paediatric care for children with long-term illnesses.
- Government funding for paediatric care has increased in recent years.
paediatric intensive care unit
1/pˈeɪdiətɹɪk ɪntˈɛnsɪv kˈɛɹ jˈunɪt/
fixed phrase
technical
intensive care unit for children
A special part of a hospital where very sick or badly injured children get constant, very close medical care.
Exemplos
- The child was transferred to the paediatric intensive care unit after his condition worsened.
- New equipment was donated to the paediatric intensive care unit last year.
- She works night shifts in the paediatric intensive care unit.
paediatric ward
1/pˈeɪdiətɹɪk wˈɔɹd/
fixed phrase
technical
hospital ward for children
A part of a hospital where sick babies and children stay and receive treatment.
Exemplos
- Visitors are only allowed into the paediatric ward during set hours.
- She spent three days in the paediatric ward after her operation.
- The hospital is expanding its paediatric ward to create more beds.