- gerontologists
- n. one who specializes in gerontology, one who studies aging and the problems of the agedger·on·tol·o·gist || ‚dʒerən'tɑlədʒɪst /‚dʒerɒn'tɒl-
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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