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ger⋅i⋅at⋅ric

  [jer-ee-a-trik, jeer-]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to geriatrics, old age, or aged persons.
–noun
2. Slang. an old person.
Origin:
1925–30; < Gk gér(ōn) old man + -iatric
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ger·i·at·ric   (jěr'ē-āt'rĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to geriatrics.
  2. Of or relating to the aged or to characteristics of the aging process.
n.  An aged person.

[Back-formation from geriatrics.]
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geriatric 
1909, formed in Eng. from Gk. geras "old age" (from PIE base *gere- "to grow old;" cf. Skt. jarati "makes frail, causes to age") + iatrikos "of a physician," from iatros, related to iasthai "heal, treat," of uncertain origin. Geriatrics was coined 1909 by Ignatz L. Nascher (1863-1944) in "New York Medical Journal" on the model of pediatrics. The correct formation would be gerontiatrics.
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Language Translation for : geriatric
Spanish: geriátrico,
German: Alters-…, geriatische …,
Japanese: 老人病の
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Main Entry: 1ge·ri·at·ric
Pronunciation: "jer-E-'a-trik, "jir-
Function: noun
1 ge·ri·at·rics plural but singular in construction : a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people —compare GERONTOLOGY
2 : an aged person

Main Entry: 2geriatric
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to geriatrics or its practice geriatric department in a hospital> geriatric ward>
2 : of, relating to, affecting, or being aged individuals geriatric population in a nursing home> <geriatric depression>geriatric animals>
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geriatric ger·i·at·ric (jěr'ē-āt'rĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to geriatrics.
  2. Of or relating to old age or to the aging process.
n.
An old person.

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