pedology
- noun
- /pəˈdɑlədʒi/
- Archaic
:
pediatría
- The hospital hired a doctor with a background in pedology to lead the new children's ward.
Examples
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Advances in pedology have greatly reduced infant mortality rates.
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The field of pedology focuses on children's health.
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She is studying pedology as part of her medical specialization.
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What is pedology?
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The hospital hired a doctor with a background in pedology to lead the new children's ward.
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Advances in pedology have greatly reduced infant mortality rates.
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She is studying pedology as part of her medical specialization.
Synonyms
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4.1
Health care for babies, children, and teenagers
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7.9
Health care that doctors give to babies and children
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3.6
Health care for babies, children, and teenagers
Surface Forms
Morphology
pedology = pedo + logy
The word is built from the combining form 'pedo' ('child') and '-logy' ('study of'), but the specialized medical sense is not fully predictable from the components alone.
Etymology
The word pedology comes from the Greek root ped- meaning 'child', the same root in pediatric and pediatrician, so pedology is the branch of medicine that cares for babies and children.