Geriatrics

noun

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounThe 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.

Synonyms

gerontology cgs geratology geropsychology gerontopsychiatry psychogerontology psychogerontologist geropsychiatry gerodontology geratologist geroscience theriatrics

Rhymes With

pediatrics natrix patricks flat trucks hat tricks

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