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Pediatrics vs Neonatology - What's the difference?

pediatrics | neonatology |

In medicine terms the difference between pediatrics and neonatology

is that pediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children while neonatology is the branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.

pediatrics

Alternative forms

* paediatrics *

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • (medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children.
  • Synonyms

    * (branch of medicine concerning the treatment of children)

    neonatology

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.
  • See also

    * pediatrics