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pediatric + noun
pediatric 是形容词，通常只作定语，置于名词前，表示“儿科的”。
The hospital opened a new pediatric ward.
这家医院新开设了一个儿科病房。
儿科的；小儿科的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
儿科的；小儿科的
relating to the medical care of children
The hospital opened a new pediatric ward.
这家医院新开设了一个儿科病房。
小儿科的；[医] 儿科的
a. of or relating to the medical care of children
The hospital opened a new pediatric ward last month.
医院上个月开设了一个新的儿科病房。
She is training to become a pediatric nurse.
她正在接受培训，想成为一名儿科护士。
Our family doctor referred us to a pediatric specialist.
我们的家庭医生把我们转诊给了一位儿科专家。
pediatric 是形容词，通常只作定语，置于名词前，表示“儿科的”。
The hospital opened a new pediatric ward.
这家医院新开设了一个儿科病房。
Not this
She works in pediatric.
Use this
She works in pediatrics.
pediatric 是形容词，介词 in 后面需要名词宾语；“儿科（专业／科室）”要用名词 pediatrics。
Not this
This is a pediatrics hospital.
Use this
This is a pediatric hospital.
pediatrics 是名词，不能放在 hospital 前作定语；修饰 hospital 要用形容词 pediatric。
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儿科护理
The hospital has a dedicated unit for pediatric care.
这家医院设有专门的儿科护理病房。
儿科患者
All pediatric patients receive special attention from the staff.
所有儿科患者都得到工作人员的特别关注。
儿科肿瘤学
She works as a nurse in pediatric oncology.
她是儿科肿瘤科的一名护士。
儿科诊所
The pediatric clinic opens at nine in the morning.
儿科诊所早上九点开门。
儿科急诊
Pediatric emergency requires quick decision-making.
儿科急诊需要快速决策。
儿科护士
A pediatric nurse must be patient and caring.
儿科护士必须耐心且富有爱心。
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记忆：把 pediatric 开头 pedia 想成“屁颠”，小朋友屁颠屁颠去看病，儿科医生照顾孩子。
语域：formal 常见场景：medical records、hospital departments、academic writing 该词是医学专业术语，多用于正式或临床语境，日常口语中比较少见，通常用 children's 代替。
发音相同：psychiatric /ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk/、geriatric /ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk/、podiatric /ˌpoʊdiˈætrɪk/ 都与 pediatric 以相同的重读 /ætrɪk/ 结尾。注意 patriotic /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/ 拼写相似，但发音不同（是 /ɑːtɪk/，不是 /ætrɪk/）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.