pediatric

adj

1. (US, not-comparable)Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.

   “The hospital has established a pediatric intensive care unit.”

   “Currently, there are nine pediatric cases of AIDS diagnosed in Massachusetts, of whom three are attending school.”

   “Hildy S. Lipner, chief of pediatric speech pathology at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, N.J., said that by the time she sees children with picky eating problems, they are usually between 18 months and 3 years old and already have their patterns well established.”