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Definition of Pedology
1. Noun. The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children.
Generic synonyms: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Specialized synonyms: Neonatology
Derivative terms: Paediatric, Paediatrician, Pediatric, Pediatrician, Pediatrist
Definition of Pedology
1. n. Pediatrics.
Definition of Pedology
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. The study of the behaviour and development of children. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pedology
1. the scientific study of the behavior and development of children [n -GIES]
Medical Definition of Pedology
1. A rarely used term for the branch of biology and of sociology concerned with the child in his physical, mental, and social development. Synonym: paidology. Origin: G. Pais (paid-), child, + logos, study (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pedology
Literary usage of Pedology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the ... Session of the American Institute of Homœopathy by American Institute of Homeopathy Session (1903)
"BUREAU OF pedology ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN ANNIE WHITNEY SPENCER BATAVIA, ILL.
... I predicate, therefore, that the subject of pedology demands a greater ..."
2. Relics of Literature by Reuben Percy (1823)
"Among others, Mercier, the author of the Tableau de Pans, entered the lists with
his pedology against craniology, in a squib, in which he contended, ..."
3. Conspectus of the Medical Colleges of America by Illinois State Board of Health (1884)
"... histology and microscopy are substituted for gynecol- ogy and pedology in the
second year; operative surgery, practical and operative obstetrics, ..."
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