Definition of geriatrics Geriatrics
/ʤɛˌɹiæˈtɹɪks/ - [jereeatriks] - ger•i•at•rics
We found 5 definitions of geriatrics from 4 different sources.
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What does geriatrics mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: geriatrics |
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| geriatrics - the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people | ||
| gerontology | ||
| medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- 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. - geriatrics (Noun)
Plural of nodot=1; old people.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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geriatrics
A medical specialization, particular for eldery people with complicated medical problems.
Part of speech
🔤- geriatrics, noun, plural of geriatric.
