geriatrics

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I chose him because the website of the group practice indicated that he had a sub-specialty in geriatrics, and I figured if I started now, I wouldn't have to find another doctor when my age REALLY caught up to me.

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

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  • There were kids, geriatrics, housewives, workmen, and elegant ladies obviously bolting from boredom. —  The Vatican Rip-Jonathan Gash- Lovejoy 05
  • What with all the silent messages between ghosts and geriatrics, what I saw was wild and less than wonderful --like a Chinese fire drill -- the Greek airforce -- the Estonian navy. —  F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 01 - July 1996
  • • Atropine psychosis (geriatrics) - Hyperactivity, agitation, confusion, flushed skin, sluggish reactive pupils - TTT: IM physostigmine • —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • "From delivering babies to doing hospital work to seeing patients in clinic, pediatrics, sports medicine, geriatrics, the whole gamut." —  Channel3000.com - Local News
  • I chose him because the website of the group practice indicated that he had a sub-specialty in geriatrics, and I figured if I started now, I wouldn't have to find another doctor when my age REALLY caught up to me. —  Kalilily Time
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  1. Greek gēras, old age; see gerə-1 in Indo-European roots + -iatrics.
 

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