geriatrics
- adj.
- 老年病学的，衰老的，老年的
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演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 源自 ←古希腊语 γῆρας “old age”
原始词根
原始印欧语 *ǵerh₂-
词源说明
From Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) (see γέρων (gérōn)) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”); coined in English in 1909 by Ignatz L. Nascher in the New York Medical Journal on the model of pediatrics; correct formation would be gerontiatrics. Compare gerontology.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.
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释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- plural of geriatric