Pädiatrischer

Pädiatrischer is an adjective in German meaning related to pediatrics, i.e., to the medical care of infants, children and adolescents. It is the form used before masculine singular nouns in certain grammatical contexts, most commonly after an indefinite article or possessive determiner (for example, ein pädiatrischer Patient or mein pädiatrischer Kollege). The corresponding forms change with gender, number and case.

Etymology and scope: The term derives from Pädiatrie, the German word for pediatrics, which in turn comes from Greek pais (child) and iatría (healing). In medical writing and clinical practice, pädiatrisch describes phenomena, services or entities associated with pediatric medicine, differentiating them from adult or general medicine.

Usage and examples: In German texts, pädiatrischer is used to modify masculine singular nouns in contexts without a definite article, such as Ein pädiatrischer Patient benötigt altersgerechte Diagnostik. More commonly, the definite form der pädiatrische Bereich is used to denote the pediatric sector, while phrases like pädiatrische Erkrankungen (pediatric diseases) and pädiatrische Versorgung (pediatric care) describe broader categories. The base form pädiatrisch is used without decline or with other endings in different contexts.

See also: Pädiatrie (pediatrics), pädiatrische Medizin (pediatric medicine), pediatric terminology in German. The term closely aligns with its English counterpart pediatric, and is part of standard medical vocabulary in German-speaking countries.