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Synonyms for geriatrics
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jer-ee-a-triks, jeer- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdʒɛr iˈæ trɪks, ˌdʒɪər- |
Top 10 synonyms for geriatrics Other synonyms for the word geriatrics
- declining years
- decrepitude
- dotage
- elderliness
- elderly person
- evening of life
- feebleness
- geriatric
- geriatrics
- golden age
- golden years
- golden-ager
- latter part of animate life
- longevity
- OAP
- old fogey
- old person
- old-age pensioner
- old-timer
- oldness
- oldster
- patriarch
- retired person
- retirement age
- second childhood
- senectitude
- senescence
- senility
- seniority
- winter of life
- years
Définition of geriatrics
Origin :- coined 1909 by Austrian-born doctor Ignatz L. Nascher (1863-1944) in "New York Medical Journal" on the model of pediatrics (cf. -ics), from the same elements found in geriatric (q.v.). The correct formation would be gerontiatrics.
- As in old age : noun period of being elderly
- As in senior citizen : noun someone of advanced years
Antonyms for geriatrics
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