(しょうにか)

しょうにか
noun
pediatrics; pediatric department
1. pediatrics
the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases
小児科(しょうにか)()目指(めざ)している。
I'm aiming to become a pediatrician.
地方(ちほう)では小児科(しょうにか)()不足(ふそく)している。
There's a shortage of pediatricians in rural areas.
2. pediatric department
the department in a hospital that treats children
子供(こども)小児科(しょうにか)()れて()った。
I took my child to the pediatric clinic.
小児科(しょうにか)先生(せんせい)相談(そうだん)した。
I consulted with the pediatrician.
この病院(びょういん)小児科(しょうにか)評判(ひょうばん)がいい。
This hospital's pediatric department has a good reputation.
(むすめ)小児科(しょうにか)予防接種(よぼうせっしゅ)()けた。
My daughter received her vaccination at the pediatric clinic.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS:

Other common medical department terms:

  • 内科(ないか) - internal medicine
  • 外科(げか) - surgery
  • 整形外科(せいけいげか) - orthopedics
  • 皮膚科(ひふか) - dermatology
  • 眼科(がんか) - ophthalmology
  • 耳鼻科(じびか) - ENT (ear, nose, throat)
  • 歯科(しか) - dentistry
  • 産婦人科(さんふじんか) - obstetrics and gynecology

RELATED VOCABULARY:

  • 小児科(しょうにか)() - pediatrician
  • 小児(しょうに) - child (medical term)
  • 乳幼児(にゅうようじ) - infants and toddlers

JAPAN CONTEXT:
小児科(しょうにか)()不足(ふそく) (pediatrician shortage) is a social issue in Japan.