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Pediatrics (also
spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that involves the
medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of
Pediatrics recommends people be under pediatric care up to the age of 21.A medical
doctor who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician, or paediatrician. The word pediatrics and its cognates mean \"healer of
children\"; they derive from two Greek words: παῖς(pais \"child\") and ἰατρός (iatros \"doctor, healer\"). Pediatricians work both in hospitals, particularly those working
in its subspecialties such as neonatology, and as primary
care physicians.
