geriatrics
pronunciation
How to pronounce geriatrics in British English:
UK [ˌdʒerɪ'ætrɪks]
How to pronounce geriatrics in American English:
US [ˌdʒerɪ'ætrɪks]
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- Noun:
- the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
Word Origin
- geriatrics (n.)
- coined 1909 by Austrian-born doctor Ignatz L. Nascher (1863-1944) in "New York Medical Journal" on the model of pediatrics (also see -ics), from the same elements found in geriatric (q.v.). The correct formation would be gerontiatrics.
Example
- 1. Application of activating circulation to remove blood stasis in geriatrics .
- 2. Organisations dominated by geriatrics tend not to prosper .
- 3. Geriatrics is the least popular branch of medicine .
- 4. The findings will be presented next week at the american geriatrics society 's annual meeting .
- 5. The study is in the journal of the american geriatrics society .