geriatric

geriatric
a) Of or pertaining to the elderly.
b) Of or pertaining to geriatrics.
2. noun
An old person.

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  • geriatric — geriátric adj. m.(sil. ri a ), pl. geriátrici; f. sg. geriátrică, pl. geriátrice Trimis de siveco, 15.12.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • geriatric — 1909, formed in English from Gk. geras, geros old age (from PIE root *gere to grow old (see GERONTOLOGY (Cf. gerontology)) + iatrikos of a physician, from iatros (see IATRIC (Cf. iatric)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • geriatric — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to old people. 2) informal decrepit or out of date.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 — Relating to old age or to geriatrics. * * * ge·ri·at·ric .jer ē a trik, .jir n 1) ge·ri·at·rics pl but sing in constr a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people compare GERONTOLOGY 2) an aged person …   Medical dictionary

  • 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 — I. noun Date: 1909 1. 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 II. adjective Etymology: Greek gēras old age + English… …   New Collegiate 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

  • geriatric — ge|ri|at|ric [ˌdʒeriˈætrık] adj [Date: 1900 2000; : Greek; Origin: geras old age + English iatric] 1.) [only before noun] relating to the medical care and treatment of old people ▪ a specialist in geriatric medicine 2.) informal too old to work… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • geriatric — [ˌdʒɛrɪ atrɪk] adjective 1》 relating to old people. 2》 informal decrepit or out of date.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 — adj. Geriatric is used with these nouns: ↑medicine, ↑nursing, ↑psychiatry …   Collocations dictionary

  • geriatric — ger|i|at|ric [ ,dʒeri ætrık ] adjective 1. ) only before noun MEDICAL relating to old age or the process of getting older: a geriatric ward 2. ) INFORMAL old. People usually use this word in a humorous way but some people consider it to be… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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