branch of medicine dealing with adolescence
(ә-fe″be-at´riks) the branch of medicine that deals especially with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and problems peculiar to youth.
Type: Term Synonyms: adolescent medicine
ephebiatrics 1. The branch of medicine that treats the development and pathology of adolescence; the specialty of diseases of adolescents. 2. A branch of medicine consisting of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of youth (18-25 years).