peds
3
7.9
- noun
- /pɛdz/
- Jargon
:
pediatría
- Developmental screening tools such as Ages and Stages (A & S) and Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) can serve as a proxy for developmental health.
Examples
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As an update: I matched into Peds at my first choice.
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They used PEDS as a motivational and educational tool for measuring accumulated physical activity.
Academic text (2015) -
I work in a Peds office.
Blog text (17) -
Wednesday, March 28 - Wednesday, April 11: I spent 14 days on the PEDS floor at Beaumont.
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Parents completed the 10-item PEDS (Glascoe, 2000), a standardized and validated screening questionnaire addressing global development.
Academic text (2015) -
The young doctor decided to specialize in peds to help children with their health issues.
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During my internship, I learned a lot about peds and how to care for young patients.
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She expressed her passion for working in the peds department after spending a summer volunteering at the hospital.
Synonyms
52
4.1
Health care for babies, children, and teenagers
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3.4
Care that doctors and nurses give to babies, children, and teenagers
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3.6
Health care for babies, children, and teenagers
A branch of medicine that cares for babies and children
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peds is a short, informal form from the root pedi- which means 'child' and shows up in pediatrician and pediatrics. So peds is used for children's medical care or the hospital department for children.