geriatric

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdʒɛriˈætrɪk/ UK /ˌdʒɛriˈætrɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
relating to old people and their health care

She specializes in geriatric medicine at the clinic.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to old people and... elderly agedsenescent

Opposites

pediatricjuvenile

Word family

Derived forms geriatricallygeriatrics

Related forms gerontologygeriatrician

Simplified etymology

Geriatric was formed in the 1920s from Greek gēras, “old age,” and iatros, “doctor.”

Etymology

Coined in 1909 from Ancient Greek gēras ('old age') and iatrikos ('of healing'), from iatros ('physician').

γῆρας Ancient Greek ἰατρός Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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