gerontology
/ˌdʒɛrənˈtɒlədʒi
/noun [mass noun]
The scientific study of old age, the process of ageing, and the particular problems of old people.She is assistant director of academic programs for the UCLA multicampus program in geriatric medicine and gerontology....
- This spells out the practical applications of the scientific knowledge currently available in the areas of gerontology and geriatrics.
- Geriatrics and gerontology continue to be a fertile ground for research, and this manual provides readers with recent research in this field.
Derivatives
gerontological
- Educational presentations reflected the diverse specialty of gerontological nursing.
- She received a master of nursing from the University of Calgary in 1998, and a Canadian Nurse Certification in gerontological nursing in 2001.
- Lynn had exceptional skills in her chosen field of gerontological nutrition.
gerontologist
/ noun ...- Three reviewers, a nurse, a social worker, and a gerontologist, independently coded the data.
- The participants in the study were accessed through the referrals of gerontologists known to the researcher.
- The reason the power establishment wants to suppress stem-cell technology is because it puts in danger the disease-based model of medicine that gerontologists rely on.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Greek gerōn, geront- 'old man' + -logy.
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