ALL meanings of geriatrics
ger·i·at·rics
G g - noun geriatrics The branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health and care of old people. 1
- 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 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
- noun geriatrics plural of geriatric. 0