Geriatrics Definition

jĕrē-ătrĭks
noun
The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and problems of old age.
Webster's New World

Plural form of geriatric; old people.

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Origin of Geriatrics

  • From Ancient Greek γῆρας (gēras, “old age”) + ἰατρός (iatros, “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.

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek gēras old age gerə-1 in Indo-European roots –iatrics

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Geriatrics Sentence Examples

  • Many hospitals specialize in different methodologies such as cancer, heart disease, burns, kidney disease, or geriatrics.

  • Just one year later, the facility reopened and served as the Woodhaven Geriatrics Center.

  • My talk on the future of geriatrics provoked a lot of discussion and I was overwhelmed by the warmth of my reception.

  • A workshop organized by the NHS confederations in partnership with the British Geriatrics Society was held at the Kings ' Fund London.

  • They'd be better off watching from the stands with the other geriatrics.

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