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geratology

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geratology [ˌdʒɛrəˈtɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Medicine) the branch of medicine concerned with the elderly and the phenomena associated with ageing; geriatrics and gerontology
[from gerato-, from Greek gēras old age + -logy]
geratological  [ˌdʒɛrətəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
geratologist  n

geratology
the branch of biology that studies aging and its phenomena. Also gereology. — geratologic, geratologous, adj.
See also: Decaying
the study of the decline of life, as in old age. — geratologic, geratological, geratologous, adj.
See also: Old Age


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James Price, Consultant in Community Geriatrics and General Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical Geratology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, and
 
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