geriatrics
The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and…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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
Geriatrie
гериатри́яgeriatríja
геріатрі́яheriatríja
- the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
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Origin
From Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) (see γέρων (gérōn)) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “physiciFrom Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) (see γέρων (gérōn)) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”); coined in English in 1909 by Ignatz L. Nascher in the New York Medical Journal on the model of pediatrics; correct formation would be gerontiatrics. Compare gerontology.
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people:gerontology
Word family
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