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geriatric (iou)



geriatric adjective & noun. E20.
[from Greek geras old age + iatrikos (see IATRIC adjective), after paediatric.]
A. adjective.
1. Relating to geriatrics or to old people; designed for use by old people. E20.
2. Of a person: old; senile. contempt. M20.
Times Geriatric judges with 19th century..prejudices only bring the rule of law into disrepute.
B. noun.
1. In pl. (treated as sing.). The branch of medical or social science that deals with the health and welfare of old people. E20.
2. An old person receiving geriatric care. Also contempt., an old or senile person. L20.
b. Anything old or outdated. colloq. L20.
geriatrician ,
geri'atrist nouns a doctor who specializes in geriatrics M20.