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pædopathy

pædopathy is the alternative spelling of paedopathy.

Meaning of paedopathy

Noun

paedopathy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The pathology of children. (Now loosely superseded by pediatrics.)
    • Pædos, we all know, means “a child,” while iatria means medical management, or, in other words, pædiatria is the “treatment of the diseases and preservation of the health of children.” So says Dunglison. That leaves out pathology or a simple study of the diseases of children. To cover the whole...1888, Temple S. Hoyne, The Medical Visitor, volume 4, Halsey Bros. Co., page 1

Questions about pædopathy

What is pædopathy the alternative spelling of?
Pædopathy is the alternative spelling of paedopathy.

Words near pædopathy in the dictionary

  1. pædologists
  2. pædology
  3. pædometer
  4. pædometers
  5. pædomorphic
  6. pædopathy
  7. pædophile
  8. pædophiles
  9. pædophilia
  10. pædophiliac
  11. pædophiliacs

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