geriatrics
Meaning of geriatrics
noun
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.
noun
An old person.
Information about geriatrics
- It is a name.
- The singular form of geriatrics is: geriatric.
- Languages in which geriatrics is used:
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Hyphenation of geriatrics
geri-atrics
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- geriatrics is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
geriatrics synonyms
Meaning gerontology:
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Translation of geriatrics
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