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1. ((used with a sing. v.)) geriatrics
the branch of medicine dealing with the debilities and care of aged persons.
2. geriatrics
the study of the physical processes and problems of aging; gerontology.
Etymology: (1905–10)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) geriatrics, gerontology
the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. geriatrics
The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.
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Sense: the branch of medicine concerned with the diseases of old age.
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 Afrikaans: geriatrie |
 Arabic: طِب الشّيْخوخَه |
 Bulgarian: гериатрия |
 Brazilian: geriatria |
 Czech: geriatrie |
 German: die Geriatrie |
 Danish: geriatri |
 Greek: γηριατρική |
 Spanish: geriatría |
 Estonian: vanurimeditsiin |
 Farsi: پیر پزشکی |
 Finnish: geriatria |
 French: gériatrie |
 Hebrew: חקר מחלות הזקנה |
 Hindi: जराचिकित्सा |
 Croatian: gerijatrija |
 Hungarian: geriátria |
 Indonesian: geriatri |
 Icelandic: öldrunarlækningar |
 Italian: geriatria |
 Japanese: 老人病学 |
 Korean: 노인(병)학 |
 Lithuanian: geriatrija |
 Latvian: geriatrija |
 Malay: ilmu geriatrik |
 Dutch: geriatrie |
 Norwegian: geriatri |
 Polish: geriatria |
 Persian: پیر پزشکی |
 Pashto: د سپین ږیری طبیب |
 Portuguese: geriatria |
 Romanian: geriatrie |
 Russian: гериатрия |
 Slovak: geriatria |
 Slovenian: geriatrija |
 Serbian: gerijatrija |
 Swedish: geriatrik |
 Thai: การศึกษาเกี่ยวกับผู้ป่วยส |
 Turkish: yaşlılık hekimliği, geria |
 Taiwanese: 老年病學 |
 Ukrainian: гериатрія |
 Urdu: علاج الضعفا |
 Vietnamese: lão khoa |
 Chinese: 老年病学 |
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