geriatrics
[jer-ee-a-triks, jeer-]
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noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of medicine dealing with the diseases, debilities, and care of aged persons.
the study of the physical processes and problems of aging; gerontology.
Nearby words
- gerenuk,
- gerfalcon,
- gergiev,
- geriatric,
- geriatrician,
- gerlachovka,
- germ,
- germ cell,
- germ layer,
- germ line
Origin of geriatrics
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Examples from the Web for geriatrician
As a geriatrician, I spend my time exploring life beyond adulthood.
I need to be more educated about eating disorders and violence prevention than a geriatrician, for example.
On her sleeve she wore the badge of geriatrician, with the motto, "To Care for the Aged."
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geriatrician
geriatrist (ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪst)
noun
geriatrics
noun
usage
The term geriatric medicine is often used nowadays in preference to geriatrics
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geriatrics
coined 1909 by Austrian-born doctor Ignatz L. Nascher (1863-1944) in "New York Medical Journal" on the model of pediatrics (cf. -ics), from the same elements found in geriatric (q.v.). The correct formation would be gerontiatrics.
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geriatrics
[jĕr′ē-ăt′rĭks]
n.
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geriatrics
[jĕr′ē-ăt′rĭks]
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