geratology

[ jer-uh-tol-uh-jee ]

noun

, Biology.

1. the study of the diminution or decline of life, as in an individual animal or a species approaching extinction.

geratology

/ ˌdʒɛrəˈtɒlədʒɪ; ˌdʒɛrətəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the elderly and the phenomena associated with ageing; geriatrics and gerontology

Derived Forms

• geratological, adjective
• ˌgeraˈtologist, noun

Other Words From

• ger·a·to·log·ic [jer-, uh, -tl-, oj, -ik], ger·a·tol·o·gous [jer-, uh, -, tol, -, uh, -g, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of geratology¹

1880–85; gerat- (erroneously taken as the stem of Greek gêras old age) + -o- + -logy

Word History and Origins

Origin of geratology¹

C19: from gerato-, from Greek gēras old age + -logy

Example Sentences

Geratology, jer-at-ol′o-ji, n. the science of the phenomena of decadence.

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