Paediatrics

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to the age of 18. The word “paediatrics” means “healer of children”; they are derived from two Greek words: (pais = child) and (iatros = doctor or healer).

What is the difference between paediatric?

Following Webster, words that were written with ae/æ or oe/œ in British English were spelt with just an e in American English. Therefore “paediatric” (British and Commonwealth usage) was changed to “pediatric” (American usage).