Pedology

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The study of the physical and mental development and characteristics of children.
  • n. The scientific study of soils, including their origins, characteristics, and uses.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.
  • n. The study of the behaviour and development of children.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Pediatrics.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The science of the child, theoretical and applied; child-study in its widest sense. The term was apparently introduced by O. Chrisman in 1896. Also paidology.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    medical specialty    medicine   
    Cross Reference
    edaphology    soil scientist   
    Hyponym
    neonatology   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pediatrics   
     
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