Pediatric Meaning : Is There Any Differences Between Pediatric and Paediatric?

First, What Does Pediatric Mean?

The word ‘Pediatric’ is an adjective which means ‘relating to the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases’.

The word ‘Pediatric’ has another spelling which is ‘Paediatric’. So is there any differences between the two in terms of meaning? Let us discuss it below in details.

Is There Any Differences Between Pediatric and Paediatric?

No, there’s no differences in meaning between them. Pediatric and Paediatric are both English terms.

Pediatric (without an a) is the spelling most commonly used in American (USA) English while paediatric is predominantly used in British English (used in the UK, Australia and New Zealand).

Look at the sentences made with the word Pediatric :

  1. Every hospital in general has a pediatric ward.
  2. In hospitals, child patients are generally treated in ‘pediatric ward’.

Is it pediatric or paediatric in Canada?

In Canada, people usually spell ‘pediatric’ like in the UK. Similarly, the people in Canada say or spell Paediatrician like in the UK. The US spelling is Pediatrician.

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What is Pediatric Age or Pediatric Age Range?

In general, however, the pediatric population includes patient’s age from birth to 16 years, including age groups often called neonates, infants, children, and adolescents.

What does Pediatric Patients Mean?

Pediatric Patients mean or involve infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 18.

Well, the noun form of the word ‘pediatric’ is ‘Pediatrics’. As a noun it can be either singular or plural but it always keeps the plural spelling ‘Pediatrics’.

What does Pediatrics Mean?

As a noun, pediatrics means ‘the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases’.

In other words, we can say ‘the meaning of pediatrics is a branch of medicine dealing with the development, care, and diseases of infants, children, and adolescents.

How to Pronounce Paediatrics or Pediatrics?

As a noun, you can pronounce it as /ˌpiːdɪˈatrɪks/ (simply put ‘stress’ on the last syllable ‘atrics’ and remain short on the first syllable ‘Pi’).

Note : The same pronunciation rules apply to the word ‘paediatric or pediatric’.

 

Finally, both the word pediatric and paediatric has the same meanings, irrespective of their spellings.  Americans mainly use pediatric while in Great Britain, the people use paediatric.

 

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