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Definition 2024
geriatrics
geriatrics
English
Noun
geriatrics (uncountable)
- (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.
Translations
branch of medicine dealing with the elderly
Etymology 2
Noun
geriatrics
- plural of geriatric