gerontic — /dʒəˈrɒntɪk/ (say juh rontik) adjective of or relating to old age: gerontic nursing …
gerontic — adjective Date: 1885 of or relating to decadence or old age … New Collegiate Dictionary
gerontic — adj. [Gr. gerontos, old man] Pertaining to decadence; old age; deteriorating … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
gerontic — /jeuh ron tik/, adj. 1. geriatric. 2. of or pertaining to the last phase in the life cycle of an organism or in the life history of a species. [1880 85; < Gk gerontikós of old men, equiv. to geront (s. of géron old man) + ikos IC] * * * … Universalium
gerontic — ger·on·tic (jə ronґtik) senile … Medical dictionary
gerontic — Synonyms and related words: anile, crabbed, debilitated, decrepit, doddered, doddering, doddery, feeble, fossilized, gerontal, infirm, mossbacked, moth eaten, mummylike, palsied, papery skinned, ravaged with age, rickety, run to seed, rusty,… … Moby Thesaurus
gerontic — adj. geriatric; of aging; of or pertaining to old age … English contemporary dictionary
gerontic — [dʒɛ rɒntɪk] adjective technical relating to old age. Origin C19: from Gk gerōn, geront old man + ic … English new terms dictionary
gerontic — ge·ron·tic … English syllables
gerontic — ge•ron•tic [[t]dʒəˈrɒn tɪk[/t]] adj. dvl of or pertaining to the last phase in the life cycle of an organism or in the life history of a species • Etymology: 1880–85; < Gkgerontikósof old men =geront (see geronto ) + ikos ic … From formal English to slang