gerontology

Meaning of gerontology

noun
  1. The study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself.
  2. The branch of science that deals with the problems of aged people. It is to be distinguished from geriatrics, which is the study of the diseases of the elderly. Gerontology covers the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging.

Information about gerontology

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of gerontology is: gerontologies.
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Hyphenation of gerontology

geron-tol-ogy

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • gerontology is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

gerontology synonyms

Meaning geriatrics:

geriatrics

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