pedology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pedology
    n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of
         infants and children [syn: {pediatrics}, {paediatrics},
         {pediatric medicine}, {pedology}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pedology \Pe*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. pai^s, paido`s, child + -logy.]
   (Med.)
   Pediatrics.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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