geriatricsn.

/dʒɛrɪˈatrɪks/

Etymology: < Greek γῆρας old age + ἰατρικός (see iatric adj.), after paediatrics n.

The branch of medicine, or of social science, dealing with the health of old people.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > geriatrics or gerontology

gerontology1903

geriatrics1909

1909 I. L. Nascher in N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 21 Aug. 358/2 Geriatrics, from geras, old age, and iatrikos, relating to the physician, is a term I would suggest as an addition to our vocabulary, to cover the same field in old age that is covered by the term paediatrics in childhood.

1919 M. W. Thewlis (title) Geriatrics. A treatise on senile conditions, diseases of advanced life, and care of the aged.

1939 Nature 25 Nov. 902/2 Courses in geriatrics should be established in the medical schools to give future physicians a better understanding of the effects of mental attitudes on the bodily ailments of the aged.

1967 New Scientist 19 Jan. 160/2 There is in Britain only one university chair in geriatrics, and none in gerontology.

Derivatives

geriaˈtrician n. an expert in geriatrics.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > healer > specialist > [noun] > geriatrician

geriatrician1934

gerontologist1941

1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1968 Guardian 9 May 7/2 Most progressive geriatricians now want to keep old people out of hospital beds at all costs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	geriatrics
释义	geriatricsn. /dʒɛrɪˈatrɪks/ Etymology: < Greek γῆρας old age + ἰατρικός (see iatric adj.), after paediatrics n. The branch of medicine, or of social science, dealing with the health of old people. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > geriatrics or gerontology gerontology1903 geriatrics1909 1909 I. L. Nascher in N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 21 Aug. 358/2 Geriatrics, from geras, old age, and iatrikos, relating to the physician, is a term I would suggest as an addition to our vocabulary, to cover the same field in old age that is covered by the term paediatrics in childhood. 1919 M. W. Thewlis (title) Geriatrics. A treatise on senile conditions, diseases of advanced life, and care of the aged. 1939 Nature 25 Nov. 902/2 Courses in geriatrics should be established in the medical schools to give future physicians a better understanding of the effects of mental attitudes on the bodily ailments of the aged. 1967 New Scientist 19 Jan. 160/2 There is in Britain only one university chair in geriatrics, and none in gerontology. Derivatives geriaˈtrician n. an expert in geriatrics. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > specialist > [noun] > geriatrician geriatrician1934 gerontologist1941 1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1968 Guardian 9 May 7/2 Most progressive geriatricians now want to keep old people out of hospital beds at all costs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1909
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