pediatric
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
ped
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
pediatric
relating to pediatrics (a branch of medicine about the development and diseases of children)
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Dissection of pediatric
pediatric = ped (child; instruction) + -iatric (promoting healing)
pediatric = relating to the healing of diseases of children
Now Repeat my Dissection
pediatric = relating to the healing of diseases of children
Important roots for this word:
-iatric
ped
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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