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< geriatrician

Géricault, (Jean Louis André) Théodore >

ger·i·at·rics

ks) KEY

NOUN:
(used with a sing. verb)

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and problems specific to the aged.

ETYMOLOGY:
Greek gras, old age; see ger- ¹ in Indo-European roots + -iatrics

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