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age-related

age-related

5 3.7
Connected to or caused by getting older
  • adjective
  • /ˈeɪdʒ rɪˈleɪtɪd/
translation icon : relacionado con la edad
  • And that's why we develop gray hair, wrinkly skin, and memory loss, as well as age-related diseases like Alzheimer's, macular degeneration, cancer, and stroke.
  • age-related changes
  • age-related differences
  • age-related decline

And last time I checked, Ivy was told that everyone experiences some age-related cognitive decline.

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Examples

  • And he suffered from age-related lymphoma that happens in males over a certain age.

  • Study results revealed age-related growth in students' ability to define the words with accuracy and depth.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Ensure the measure is sensitive to age-related differences in performance.

    Academic text (2015)
  • So the life expectancy issue does come with age-related problems.

  • We know the man is having some serious age-related impairment.

  • So when you exercise, you increase your bone mass, you increase osteocalcin and you improve age-related memory loss.

  • Findings are consistent with the possibility of age-related decline in aggression in men.

    Academic text (1992)
  • We know that as we age, there are age-related changes to skeletal muscle and also to our bone.

  • One-fifth said they had seen a rise in age-related conditions such as diabetes and arthritis.

    Academic text (2015)
  • As people grow older, they often face various age-related health issues like arthritis and heart disease.

How Generational

generational
55 4.4
age-related
5 3.7

Surface Forms

age-related positive

Morphology

age-related = age + related (transparent) = age + relate + ed

The word is a straightforward hyphenated compound meaning 'related to age', and the internal relation of related to relate + ed is also regular.

Etymology

Age-related combines the simple word age, which means 'how old someone is', and related, which means 'connected to', so it literally means 'connected to a person's age' or 'caused by getting older'.