geriatrics

[ jer-ee-a-triks, jeer- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of medicine dealing with the diseases, debilities, and care of aged people.
2. the study of the physical processes and problems of aging; gerontology.

geriatrics

/ ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of medical science concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting older people Compare gerontology

geriatrics

/ jĕr′ē-ăt′rĭks /

1. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the elderly.

Usage

The term geriatric medicine is often used nowadays in preference to geriatrics

Other Words From

• ger·i·a·tri·cian [jer-ee-, uh, -, trish, -, uh, n], ger·i·at·rist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of geriatrics¹

First recorded in 1905–10; geriatric, -ics

Example Sentences

The new/old submission seems more like Geriatrics Against Obama.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• infirmity