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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • geratological, adjective
  • ˌgeraˈtologist, noun
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of geratology1

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

Origin of geratology1

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

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

Associated words: nostology, geratology, geromorphism, coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous. agency, n. instrumentality, operation, action, mediation, means. agent, n. representative, canvasser, substitute, deputy, factor, procurator, syndic, go-between, commissioner, proctor, emissary, envoy, solicitor, negotiator.

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