gerontic

[ juh-ron-tik ]

adjective

1. geriatric.
2. of or relating to the last phase in the life cycle of an organism or in the life history of a species.

gerontic

/ dʒɛˈrɒntɪk /

adjective

1. biology of or relating to the senescence of an organism

Word History and Origins

Origin of gerontic¹

1880–85; < Greek gerontikós of old men, equivalent to geront- (stem of gérōn old man) + -ikos -ic