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geriatrics

ger·i·at·rics
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jer-ee-a-triks, jeer-]
    • /ˌdʒɛr iˈæ trɪks, ˌdʒɪər-/
    • /ˌdʒer.iˈæt.rɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jer-ee-a-triks, jeer-]
    • /ˌdʒɛr iˈæ trɪks, ˌdʒɪər-/

Definitions of geriatrics word

  • noun geriatrics Slang. an old person. 1
  • adjective geriatrics of or relating to geriatrics, old age, or aged persons. 1
  • noun geriatrics The branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health and care of old people. 1
  • noun geriatrics the branch of medical science concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting older people 0
  • noun geriatrics the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and problems of old age 0
  • noun geriatrics (medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself. 0

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Origin of geriatrics

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; See origin at geriatric, -ics

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Parts of speech for Geriatrics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

geriatrics popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for geriatrics

noun geriatrics

  • infirmity — a physical weakness or ailment: the infirmities of age.
  • age — Your age is the number of years that you have lived.
  • caducity — perishableness
  • debility — Debility is a weakness of a person's body or mind, especially one caused by an illness.
  • decrepitude — Decrepitude is the state of being very old and in poor condition.

Antonyms for geriatrics

noun geriatrics

  • adolescence — Adolescence is the period of your life in which you develop from being a child into being an adult.
  • childhood — A person's childhood is the period of their life when they are a child.
  • infancy — the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
  • youth — the condition of being young.

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