geriatrics definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the branch ... deals with diseases and problems specific to old people [syn: geriatrics, gerontology] Oxford Reference Dictionary n.pl. (usu. treated as sing ...
... aged; "geriatric disorder" 2: of or relating to or practicing geriatrics; "geriatric hospital" [syn: geriatric, gerontological] Merriam Webster's I. noun ... English -iatric Date: 1926 1. a. of or relating to geriatrics or the process of aging b. of, relating to, or ... Gk geras old age + iatros doctor Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (geriatrics) 1. Geriatric is used to describe things relating to the ... geriatric patients will be moved out. ADJ: ADJ n 2. Geriatrics is the study of the illnesses that affect old people ... having to spend time with such a boring bunch of geriatrics. ...how can it be acceptable to have a load of ...
... cancers and heart disease) have also increased (see gerontology and geriatrics). Many problems once thought to result from aging have been ... age limit exists for it. See also aging, gerontology and geriatrics. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Old Old, a. [Compar. Older; superl ...
... deals with diseases and problems specific to old people [syn: geriatrics, gerontology] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date ...
... 0 (2005) adj 1: of or relating to or practicing geriatrics; "geriatric hospital" [syn: geriatric, gerontological] Merriam Webster's adjective see ...