Childrens Hospital
Children's Hospital
A Children's Hospital (pronunciation: /ˈtʃɪldrənz ˈhɒspɪtəl/) is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children and adolescents. Most children's hospitals can serve children from birth up to the age of 18, or in some instances, children's hospitals' doctors may treat children until they finish high school.
Etymology
The term "Children's Hospital" is derived from the English words "children" and "hospital". The word "children" is from the Old English cild, meaning "fetus, infant, unborn or newly born person," while "hospital" comes from the Latin hospitale meaning "a guest-house or inn," which later evolved to mean "a place of healing."
Related Terms
- Pediatrics: The branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to the age of 18. The word “pediatrics” means “healer of children”.
- Neonatology: A subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.
- Pediatric Surgery: A subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU): A section of the hospital that provides sick children with the highest level of medical care.
- Pediatrician: A medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Childrens Hospital
- Wikipedia's article - Childrens Hospital
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