pediatric ward:儿科病房;医院里专门收治婴儿、儿童及青少年患者的住院病区。(pediatric 在美式英语中更常见;英式英语常用 paediatric ward。)
/ˌpiːdiˈætrɪk wɔːrd/
The pediatric ward is on the third floor.
儿科病房在三楼。
After the accident, the child spent two weeks in the pediatric ward while doctors monitored her recovery and adjusted her treatment.
事故后,孩子在儿科病房住了两周,医生一边观察她的恢复情况,一边调整治疗方案。
pediatric 来自希腊语词根 pais/paidos(“孩子”)+ iatros(“医生、治疗者”),整体含义是“儿童医学的”。ward 原义有“守护、照看”之意,后来在医院语境中引申为“病房、病区”。合起来 pediatric ward 就是“儿童专科病房/儿科住院病区”。