Flashcards: PED
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ben_mcnaboe on December 6, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 PED | child |
| encyclopedia | "well rounded rearing of a child"; a work offering information on various branches of knowledge |
| encyclopedic | comprehensive; broad |
| orthopedic | having to do with orthopedics |
| orthopedist | one who practices orthopedics |
| pedagogue | teacher of children |
| pedagogy | the art of teaching |
| pediatrician | physician specializing in the treatment of children |
| pediatrics | branch of medicine dealing with the care, development, and disease of children |
| orthopedics | the science dealing with the correction and prevention of deformities, especially in children |
| pedobaptism | baptism of infants |
| pedology | study of behavior and development of children |
| pedologist | one who practices pedology |
| pedophilia | abnormal sexual desire in adults for children |
| pedophile | one who possesses abnormal sexual desire for children |
| pedantry | an adherence to rules and forms |
| pedantic | academic |
| pedodontics | pediatric dentistry |
| pedodontist | one who practices pedodontics |
| pedophobia | fear of children |
| pedant | a narrow minded teacher |