geriatric
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- adjective
- /ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪk/
:
geriátrico
- The field has now broadened to serve a spectrum of consumers from children to the geriatric population.
- geriatric assessment
- geriatric care
- geriatric medicine
So I went back to Wash U and I did geriatric medicine and nutritional sciences.
- So I went back to Wash U and I did geriatric medicine and nutritional sciences.
- Oh, I mean, Biden's, I mean, correcting for, you know, the evidence of, you know, geriatric neurological problems.
- And then, you know, geriatric care services, most geriatric care practices will provide advanced care planning assistance.
- You understand, you have life alert hips, you have geriatric hips, you have nursing home hips, you have Hospice hips.
- The you should know podcast is brought in geriatric support.
- That is, we have softened the G into geriatric Elliot.
- And we make signs and we play the long game like the religious right has, and we take down geriatric erections at every turn that we can.
- You know, they got horror films or they got geriatric, you know, nightmare or whatever, putting nightmares or whatever.
Examples
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I was paired with one of these to serve a geriatric ward.
Academic text (2015) -
And then, you know, geriatric care services, most geriatric care practices will provide advanced care planning assistance.
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The clinic has a large sign over the door that announces a specialty in geriatric services.
Fiction book (1998) -
Practical suggestions for addressing and avoiding common geriatric problems such as falls, sleep disorders, and sensory impairments are provided.
Academic text (1995) -
The doctor specializes in geriatric medicine, focusing on the health needs of older adults.
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Many facilities offer geriatric care programs tailored to improve the quality of life for seniors.
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She volunteers at a nursing home where geriatric patients receive regular medical check-ups.
Compounds
- Slang
A person born in the late 1970s or early 1980s who feels out of touch with new technology
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
geriatric = geriatrics (semi-transparent) = geriatr + ic
The adjective is formed with the productive suffix '-ic' from the medical noun 'geriatrics'; the root 'geriatr-' is a Greek combining form not known as a standalone English word, so the relation is partly but not fully obvious to learners.
Etymology
The word geriatric comes from Greek parts ger- meaning 'old' and -iatric meaning 'medical care' or 'doctor'. A helpful way to remember it is to compare it with pediatric ('child' + 'medical care'), because geriatric is the kind of medical care for old people.