| pedobaptist | One who advocates or practices infant baptism. Alternative forms: paedobaptist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pedodontia | Chilldren's dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pedodontics | Chilldren's dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pedodontist | <specialist> A dentist who specialises in the treatment of children's teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| pedodontist (pedo) | <dentistry> A dentist who specialises in the treatment of children's teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pedodynamometer | An instrument for measuring the strength of the leg muscles. Origin: L. Pes (ped-), foot, + G. Dynamis, force, + G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| pedogenesis | Permanent larval stage with sexual development, as in certain gall midges (genus Miastor). Compare: neoteny. Origin: G. Pais (paid-), child, + genesis, origin (05 Mar 2000) |
| pedogenic | <ecology> Related to soil-building processes occurring within the soil. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce (09 Oct 1997) |
| pedogram | A record made by the pedograph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pedograph | An instrument for recording and studying the gait. Origin: L. Pes (ped-), foot, + G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| pedography | Production of a record as made by a pedograph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pedologist | A specialist in pedology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pedology | A rarely used term for the branch of biology and of sociology concerned with the child in his physical, mental, and social development. Synonym: paidology. Origin: G. Pais (paid-), child, + logos, study (05 Mar 2000) |
| pedomancy | Divination by examining the soles of the feet. Origin: Pedi- + -mancy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pedometer | <apparatus> An instrument for including the number of steps in walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step. Origin: Pedi-, pedo-: cf. F. Pedometre. (24 Mar 1998) |