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old age
old′ age′
n. the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65. [1300–50] old′-age′, adj. Old AgeSee also age; antiquity; fossils.
anecdotageold age, when a person may be prone to regale others with anecdotes about his past. [A humorous blend of anecdote and dotage.]anilitythe condition of behaving like an old woman, used especially of men. Cf. senility.caducitydecrepit old age; senility.gerascophobiathe fear of growing old.geratologythe study of the decline of life, as in old age. — geratologic, geratological, geratologous, adj.geriatrics1. the science dealing with the diseases, debilities, and care of aged persons.
2. the study of the physical process and problems of aging; gerontology. — geriatrie, adj. — geriatrist, geriatrician, geriatry, n.gerocomygerontology.gerodonticsa dental specialty concerned with the care and treatment of the dental problems of the aged. — gerodontist, n.geromorphismthe condition of appearing older than one is.gerontologythe branch of science that studies aging and the special problems of the aged. Also called gerocomy. — gerontologist, n. — gerontological, adj.nonagenarianismthe state of being in one’s nineties. — nonagenarian, n., adj. — nonagenary, adj.nostologyMedicine, Obsolete, the study of senility.octogenarianismthe state of being in one’s eighties. — octogenarian, n., adj. — octogenary, adj.opsimathyRare.
1. a late education.
2. the process of acquiring education late in life.senicidethe killing off of the old men in a tribe. — senicidal, adj.senility1. the state or quality of being old, especially, being afflicted with the infirmity of body and mind that sometimes comes with old age.
2. Informal. a condition of weakness of mind and body, usually associated with advanced age, characterized by the inability to remember simple, recent events, general confusion and bewilderment, and increasing debility. Cf. anility. — senile, adj.septuagenarianismthe state of being in one’s seventies. — septuagenarian n., adj. — septuagenary, adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  old age - a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"eld, geezerhood, years, agetime of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life statemid-sixties, sixties - the time of life between 60 and 70mid-seventies, seventies - the time of life between 70 and 80mid-eighties, eighties - the time of life between 80 and 90mid-nineties, nineties - the time of life between 90 and 100dotage, second childhood, senility - mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations |
old agenoun declining years, age, senility, advancing years, dotage, Third Age, senescence, eld (archaic), elderliness, agedness, autumn or evening of your life They worry about how they will support themselves in their old age.
youth, childhood, adolescence, early life, immaturity, young days, juvenescenceQuotations
"I am grown peaceful as old age tonight."
"I regret a little, would change still less" [Robert Browning Andrea del Sarto]
"Do not go gentle into that good night,"
"Old age should burn and rave at close of day;"
"Rage, rage against the dying of the light" [Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle into that good night]
"Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man" [Leon Trotsky Diary in Exile]
"sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything" [William Shakespeare As You Like It]Translationsold (əuld) adjective1. advanced in age. an old man; He is too old to live alone. 年老的 年老的2. having a certain age. He is thirty years old. 人...歲 ...岁的 3. having existed for a long time. an old building; Those trees are very old. 年久的 年久的4. no longer useful. She threw away the old shoes. 破舊的 破旧的5. belonging to times long ago. old civilizations like that of Greece. 古老的 古老的old age the later part of a person's life. He wrote most of his poems in his old age. 晚年 晚年old boy/girl a former pupil (of a school). The new prime minister is an old boy of our school. 老同學 老同学ˌold-ˈfashioned adjective in a style common some time ago. old-fashioned clothes; Her hairstyle is very old-fashioned. 老式的 老式的old hand a person who is very experienced. He's an old hand at this sort of job. 老手 老手old maid an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage. 老處女 老处女the old old people. hospitals for the old. 老年人 老年人old age
old age: see geriatricsgeriatrics
, the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. .old age the last part of the individual LIFE COURSE, associated with declining faculties, low social worth and detachment from previous social commitments. It is a social construct rather than a biological stage, since its onset and significance vary historically and culturally. See also AGEING, GERONTOLOGY.Old Age the period of life that inevitably sets in after middle age and is characterized by significant metabolic, structural, and functional changes in organs and systems that limit the adaptability of the body. Old age is a result of the dynamic process of aging. According to one system of age classification, 75–90 years of age is considered old age, and over 90, advanced old age. An individual’s physical appearance, work capacity, and mental abilities change with old age, as does the course of many diseases. The skin becomes thinner and less elastic, and wrinkles and pigment spots appear. The hair turns gray and falls out. Visual acuity decreases, and lenticular opacity develops, often resulting in the formation of cataracts. An individual may grow shorter, and curvature of the spine is common. Joint mobility is limited, and bones become fragile and lose calcium. Mental performance declines, and a person becomes more easily fatigued, less able to recall recent events, and subject to sleep disturbances. Because of their adaptive mechanisms, some old people can maintain a high level of intellectual activity for a long time and remain alert and creative. With old age, organs and tissues are less influenced by neural factors but are more sensitive to humoral influences. Age-related changes in the vascular wall and in protein and lipid metabolism contribute to the progression of atherosclerosis. Changes in digestion may cause vitamin deficiency. The rate of aging and extent of changes in organs and tissues vary with each individual. (For changes that occur with aging on the cellular level and in functional systems see.) V. V. FROLKIS old age[′ōld ′āj] (geology) The last stage of the erosion cycle in the development of the topography of a region in which erosion has reduced the surface almost to base level and the land forms are marked by simplicity of form and subdued relief. Also known as topographic old age. old age
old age An age in years of a particular individual which reaches or surpasses the average life span of human being. Old age may be regarded as an legitimate cause of death in the UK for a person over the age of 80, when no significant pathology or cause of death can be found after a thoroughly investigated postmortem examination.Patient discussion about old ageQ. Here is a challenging question for you. Do you look young or old for your age? Hi,Here is a challenging question for you. Do you look young or old for your age?A. Unfortunately I look older than my age, people say that I look 22-25. However I'm just 20. I'm not a smoker, I don't drink alcohol every week, so I have no idea. :) Q. I have a 16 month old, I was just wondering what is a good age to indroduce soda? I have a friend who already indroduced soda to her 2 year old. At the time her child was only 13 months.A. Why give her that? Even as adults, there's no special benefit from soda (or other carbonated beverages), and as a child the nutritionally-poor soda may make your child feel full so he or she may not want to eat more important food such as vegetables or protein. Q. My elder sister is 29 years old, 150 cm tall, into her ninth month of pregnancy. she had a sugar test My elder sister is 29 years old, 150 cm tall, into her ninth month of pregnancy. she had a sugar test done during her first trimester, which revealed her blood sugar to be 95 mg/dl. My doctor asked her to go for a 75 g GTT at 6 months and the readings were: fasting sugar - 90 mg/dl, 1hour: 144 mg/dl and 2 hour: 114 mg/dl. At the beginning of pregnancy, her weight was 62 Kg and now she weigh 72Kg. A random sugar test at 32 weeks reported blood sugar to be 105 mg/dl. she continued with her normal food cravings, which were a little high on sugar levels since she mostly enjoyed eating sweets. She wants to know whether or not she suffering from gestational diabetes? A. Gestational diabetes is also diagnosed based on plasma glucose values measured during the OGTT. Blood glucose levels are checked four times during the test. If your blood glucose levels are above normal at least twice during the test, you have gestational diabetes. Below shows the results for the OGTT for gestational diabetes.
Fasting: 95 mg/dL or higher
At 1 hour: 180 mg/dL or higher
At 2 hours: 155 mg/dL or higher
At 3 hours: 140 mg/dL or higher
So your sister does not have Gestational diabetes.
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Related to Old age: dementiaOLD AGE. This needs no definition. Sometimes old age is the cause of loss of memory and of the powers of the mind, when the party may be found non compos mentis. See Aged witness; Senility. FinancialSeeSenior Citizenold age
Related to old age: dementiaSynonyms for old agenoun declining yearsSynonyms- declining years
- age
- senility
- advancing years
- dotage
- Third Age
- senescence
- eld
- elderliness
- agedness
- autumn or evening of your life
Antonyms- youth
- childhood
- adolescence
- early life
- immaturity
- young days
- juvenescence
Synonyms for old agenoun a late time of lifeSynonymsRelated Words- time of life
- mid-sixties
- sixties
- mid-seventies
- seventies
- mid-eighties
- eighties
- mid-nineties
- nineties
- dotage
- second childhood
- senility
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