pediatrics

n. branch of medicine dealing with children's health care

Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents (from newborn to age 14-21, depending on the country). The word pediatrics is derived from two Greek words pais (παῖς) which means "child" and iatros (ἰατρός) which means "doctor". Most pediatricians are members of a national body, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Canadian Paediatric Society, the Royal College Of Paediatrics and Child Health, Norsk barnelegeforening (The Norwegian society of pediatricians) or the Indian Academy of Pediatrics.
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Pediatrics /pe·di·at·rics/ the branch of medicine dealing with children, their development and care, and with the nature and treatment of diseases [more]Pediatrics - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
(synonym) paediatrics, pediatric medicine
(hypernym) medicine, medical specialty
(hyponym) neonatology

"Pediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and adolescents, their growth and development, and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults." (R.E.. Behrman in Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics)