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/jer'ee a"trik, jear'-/, adj.1. of or pertaining to geriatrics, old age, or aged persons.n.2. Slang. an old person.[1925-30; < Gk gér(on) old man + -IATRIC]
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geriatric — geriátric adj. m.(sil. ri a ), pl. geriátrici; f. sg. geriátrică, pl. geriátrice Trimis de siveco, 15.12.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
geriatric — 1909, formed in English from Gk. geras, geros old age (from PIE root *gere to grow old (see GERONTOLOGY (Cf. gerontology)) + iatrikos of a physician, from iatros (see IATRIC (Cf. iatric)) … Etymology dictionary
geriatric — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to old people. 2) informal decrepit or out of date. ► NOUN ▪ an old person, especially one receiving special care. ORIGIN from Greek g ras old age + iatros doctor … English terms dictionary
geriatric — Relating to old age or to geriatrics. * * * ge·ri·at·ric .jer ē a trik, .jir n 1) ge·ri·at·rics pl but sing in constr a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people compare GERONTOLOGY 2) an aged person … Medical dictionary
geriatric — [[t]ʤe̱riæ̱trɪk[/t]] geriatrics 1) ADJ: ADJ n Geriatric is used to describe things relating to the illnesses and medical care of old people. [MEDICAL] There is a question mark over the future of geriatric care... The geriatric and mental patients … English dictionary
geriatric — I. noun Date: 1909 1. plural but singular in construction a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people compare gerontology 2. an aged person II. adjective Etymology: Greek gēras old age + English… … New Collegiate Dictionary
geriatric — adjective 1 (only before noun) connected with the medical care and treatment of old people: The geriatric ward at the hospital is under threat of closure. 2 informal too old to work properly or effectively: geriatric judges | another of those… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
geriatric — ge|ri|at|ric [ˌdʒeriˈætrık] adj [Date: 1900 2000; : Greek; Origin: geras old age + English iatric] 1.) [only before noun] relating to the medical care and treatment of old people ▪ a specialist in geriatric medicine 2.) informal too old to work… … Dictionary of contemporary English
geriatric — [ˌdʒɛrɪ atrɪk] adjective 1》 relating to old people. 2》 informal decrepit or out of date. noun an old person, especially one receiving special care. Origin 1920s: from Gk gēras old age + iatros doctor , on the pattern of paediatric. Usage… … English new terms dictionary
geriatric — adj. Geriatric is used with these nouns: ↑medicine, ↑nursing, ↑psychiatry … Collocations dictionary
geriatric — ger|i|at|ric [ ,dʒeri ætrık ] adjective 1. ) only before noun MEDICAL relating to old age or the process of getting older: a geriatric ward 2. ) INFORMAL old. People usually use this word in a humorous way but some people consider it to be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
