geriatrics

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
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
plural form of geriatric; old people
The medical specialty treating the diseases and problems of old age
the medical treatment and care of old people gerontology
the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
Branch of medicine that treats all problems peculiar to old age and the aging
old people
{i} study of diseases relating to old age; study of emotional and physical changes caused by aging, gerontology
Medical field specializing in care for the elderly
Pertaining to the medical care of older people
A sub-specialty of Internal Medicine or Family Practice that focuses on the health and illnesses of the aging adult
A branch of medicine devoted to the study, understanding and treatment of illnesses and diseases associated with aging
gerontology and geriatrics
Scientific and medical disciplines, respectively, concerned with all aspects of health and disease in the elderly and with the normal aging process. Gerontology is concerned primarily with the changes that occur between maturity and death and with the factors that influence these changes. It addresses the social and economic effects of an aging population and the physiological and psychological aspects of aging to learn about the aging process and possibly minimize disabilities. Geriatrics deals with prevention and treatment of diseases once assumed to be inevitable in the elderly. See also aging
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An old person
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Of or pertaining to geriatrics
geriatric
of or relating to the aged; "geriatric disorder"
geriatric
Of or pertaining to the elderly
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{s} of or pertaining to geriatrics; of aging; of elderly people
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of or relating to or practicing geriatrics; "geriatric hospital"
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of or relating to the aged; "geriatric disorder
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Geriatrics is the study of the illnesses that affect old people and the medical care of old people
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Geriatric is used to describe things relating to the illnesses and medical care of old people. There is a question mark over the future of geriatric care The geriatric patients will be moved out
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disapproval If you describe someone as a geriatric, you are implying that they are old and that their mental or physical condition is poor. This use could cause offence. He will complain about having to spend time with such a boring bunch of geriatrics. how can it be acceptable to have a load of geriatric judges deciding what should happen?
geriatrics

    الواصلة

    ge·ri·at·rics

    التركية النطق

    ceriätrîks

    النطق

    /ˌʤerēˈatrəks/ /ˌʤɛriːˈætrɪks/

    علم أصول الكلمات

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