- geriatric care
- treatment of elderly people
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
geriatric care
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geriatric — [[t]ʤe̱riæ̱trɪk[/t]] geriatrics 1) ADJ: ADJ n Geriatric is used to describe things relating to the illnesses and medical care of old people. [MEDICAL] There is a question mark over the future of geriatric care... The geriatric and mental patients … English dictionary
Geriatric dentistry — or gerodontics is the delivery of dental care to older adults involving the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of problems associated with normal aging and age related diseases as part of an interdisciplinary team with other health care… … Wikipedia
geriatric — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to old people. 2) informal decrepit or out of date. ► NOUN ▪ an old person, especially one receiving special care. ORIGIN from Greek g ras old age + iatros doctor … English terms dictionary
geriatric — [ˌdʒɛrɪ atrɪk] adjective 1》 relating to old people. 2》 informal decrepit or out of date. noun an old person, especially one receiving special care. Origin 1920s: from Gk gēras old age + iatros doctor , on the pattern of paediatric. Usage… … English new terms dictionary
geriatric — adjective 1 (only before noun) connected with the medical care and treatment of old people: The geriatric ward at the hospital is under threat of closure. 2 informal too old to work properly or effectively: geriatric judges | another of those… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
