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geronto-

 
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a combining form meaning “old age,” used in the formation of compound words: gerontology.
Also, especially before a vowel, geront-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form repr. geront-, s. of gérōn old man
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geronto- or geront-  
pref.  Old age; aged one: gerontology.

[French géronto-, from Greek geronta-, from gerōn, geront-, old man; see gerə-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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geronto- or geront-
pref.
Old age: gerontology.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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