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
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Noun
(
en-plural noun)
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children.
Related terms
* pediatric
* pediatrician
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.
Related terms
* neonatal
See also
* pediatrics