geriatric
[ jer-ee-a-trik, jeer- ]
/ ˌdʒɛr iˈæ trɪk, ˌdʒɪər- /
adjective
of or relating to geriatrics, old age, or aged persons.
noun
Slang. an old person.
Nearby words
gerd, gerent, gerenuk, gerfalcon, gergiev, geriatric, geriatrician, geriatrics, gerlachovka, germ, germ cell
Origin of geriatric
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British Dictionary definitions for geriatric
geriatric
/ (ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to geriatric medicine or to older people
offensive (of people or machines) old, obsolescent, worn out, or useless
noun
old-fashioned, offensive an elderly person
informal, offensive an older person considered as one who may be disregarded as senile or unable to look after his or her own best interests
See also psychogeriatric
Word Origin for geriatric
C20: from Greek gēras old age + iatric
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Word Origin and History for geriatric
geriatric
1909, formed in English from Greek geras, geros "old age" (from PIE root *gere- "to grow old" (see gerontology) + iatrikos "of a physician," from iatros (see -iatric).
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Medicine definitions for geriatric
geriatric
[ jĕr′ē-ăt′rĭk ]
adj.
Of or relating to geriatrics.
Of or relating to old age or to the aging process.
n.
An old person.
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