NOUN | cognition | geriatrics, gerontology | the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people |
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Sounds | jheh.riyae'trihks | |
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Rhymes | acoustics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks... |
Meaning | The branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people. | |
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Synonym | gerontology | |
Broader | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
Spanish | geriatría, gerontología | |
Catalan | geriatria, gerontologia | |
Adjectives | geriatric, gerontological | of or relating to or practicing geriatrics |
geriatric | of or relating to the aged | |
Nouns | geriatrician | a specialist in gerontology |
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