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I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
John Mortimer

Meaning of "geriatric" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GERIATRIC

From Greek gēras old age + iatric.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GERIATRIC

geriatric  [ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GERIATRIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Geriatric can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GERIATRIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

geriatric

Geriatrics

Geriatrics or geriatric medicine is a specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician or geriatric physician, a physician who specializes in the care of elderly people. Rather, this decision is determined by the individual patient's needs, and the availability of a specialist. Geriatrics, the care of aged people, differs from gerontology which is the study of the aging process itself. The term geriatrics comes from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer". However, geriatrics is sometimes called medical gerontology.

Definition of geriatric in the English dictionary

The first definition of geriatric in the dictionary is of or relating to geriatric medicine or to older people. Other definition of geriatric is old, obsolescent, worn out, or useless. Geriatric is also an elderly person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GERIATRIC


allopatric
ˌæləˈpætrɪk
amphitheatric
ˌæmfɪθɪˈætrɪk
bariatric
ˌbærɪˈætrɪk
Downpatrick
ˌdaʊnˈpætrɪk
hippiatric
ˌhɪpɪˈætrɪk
iatric
aɪˈætrɪk
kinesiatric
kɪˌniːsɪˈætrɪk
Kirkpatrick
kɜːkˈpætrɪk
neuropsychiatric
ˌnjʊərəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk
nonpsychiatric
ˌnɒnˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk
orthopsychiatric
ˌɔːθəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk
paediatric
ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪk
Patrick
ˈpætrɪk
pediatric
ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪk
physiatric
ˌfɪzɪˈætrɪk
podiatric
ˌpəʊdɪˈætrɪk
psychiatric
ˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk
psychogeriatric
ˌsaɪkəʊdʒɛrɪˈætrɪk
sympatric
sɪmˈpætrɪk
theatric
θɪˈætrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GERIATRIC

geratological
geratologist
geratology
gerbera
gerbil
gerbille
gerent
gerenuk
gerfalcon
Gergiev
geriatric medicine
geriatrician
geriatrics
geriatrist
Gerlachovka
germ
germ carrier
germ cell
germ layer
germ line

WORDS THAT END LIKE GERIATRIC

asymmetric
biometric
centric
citric
concentric
dielectric
eccentric
electric
gastric
geometric
hydroelectric
isometric
matric
metric
nitric
parametric
phratric
symmetric
Tantric
volumetric

Synonyms and antonyms of geriatric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «geriatric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GERIATRIC

Find out the translation of geriatric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of geriatric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «geriatric» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老年病学的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

geriátrico
570 millions of speakers

English

geriatric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुढ़ापे
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

طَبُّ الشَّيْخُوخَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гериатрический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

geriátrico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বয়স্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gériatrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Geriatrik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

betagt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

老人病学の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노인병학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Geriatric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc lão khoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जेरियाट्रिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaşlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

geriatrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

geriatryczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

геріатричний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

geriatric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γηριατρικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geriatriese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

geriatrisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

geriatrisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of geriatric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GERIATRIC»

The term «geriatric» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.056 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GERIATRIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «geriatric» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «geriatric» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about geriatric

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6 QUOTES WITH «GERIATRIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word geriatric.
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Michael Bay
There are things that I invented - the creaky geriatric robot that is always grumpy, for example, or the little wheelie guy, he's not in the Hasbro lore. But kids love that stuff - this little guy as a pet on a chain. They gravitate towards it.
2
Harold MacMillan
Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
3
Rosemary Mahoney
The Egyptian Nile, though it does have its own particular hazards, is subject to none of what I find in Rhode Island. Since the Aswan High Dam was built in 1973, the Nile has become something of a grand canal. It is wide, flat, slow, and so calm it verges on the geriatric.
4
Neville Marriner
The awful thing about a conductor becoming geriatric is that you seem to become more desirable, not less.
5
John Mortimer
I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
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John Mortimer
There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GERIATRIC»

Discover the use of geriatric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to geriatric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Features the work of an expert author team, now led by Dr. Howard M. Fillit who provides an American perspective to complement the book’s traditional wealth of British expertise.
Howard M. Fillit, Kenneth Rockwood, Kenneth Woodhouse, 2010
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Geriatric Nutrition
The Fourth Edition of this best-selling text provides a comprehensive review of nutritional assessment, intervention programs for the elderly, and health promotion activities.
Associate Director Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare Center Little Rock Arkansas Ronni Chernoff, Ph.D., R.D., Ronni Chernoff, 2013
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Handbook of Geriatric Care Management
A new and updated version of this best-selling resource! Jones and Bartlett Publisher's 2011 Nurse's Drug Handbook is the most up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use nursing drug reference!
Cathy Cress, 2011
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The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric ...
Boasting comprehensive updates of the most common mental health disorders in the elderly--from mood disorders to schizophrenia--this updated volume includes new chapters on delirium, dementia and milder cognitive syndromes, and bipolar ...
Dan German Blazer, David C. Steffens, 2009
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Oxford Handbook of Geriatric Medicine
The Oxford Handbook of Geriatric Medicine provides user-friendly advice in a field that has limited evidence, yet makes up a substantial proportion of the work of most clinicians.
Lesley Bowker, James Price, Sarah Smith, 2012
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Geriatric: Nutrition Handbook
The older population, defined as those 65 years and older, has been steadily increasing as a percentage of the total population since 1900. Currently, it constitutes 13% of the population.
Mary Marian, Douglas Taren, Myra L. Muramoto, 1998
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Delmar's Geriatric Nursing Care Plans
Includes care plans by body system for disorders often seen in the elderly population.
Sheree Comer, 2005
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Handbook of Geriatric Assessment
Nursing
Joseph J. Gallo, 2006
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Case Studies in Geriatric Medicine
This is the ideal study guide for certifying examinations and highly suitable as a textbook for courses in geriatric medicine and gerontology.
‎2005
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Geriatric Audiology
Key features: Includes a new chapter designed to help audiologists and speech language pathologists teach health care professionals about hearing loss diagnosis and management Emphasizes patient-centered hearing health care Contains updated ...
Barbara E. Weinstein, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GERIATRIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term geriatric is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heaven can wait for Japan's geriatric pop queens
THEY joke about knocking on heaven's door, but a Japanese 'girl band' with an average age of 84 have struck a blow for grannies everywhere ... «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»
2
Local hospitals work to improve ER care for elderly
Just as pediatric units were developed to better serve children, several local hospitals are creating geriatric-friendly emergency rooms and units ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
More job openings for Pinoys in Germany
The German Federal Employment Agency is recruiting 70 Filipino nurses with two years' experience in geriatric care and nursing home, ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
4
Puree from 'waste' potatoes could earn South Australian industry …
So a pure, nutritious premium product and we're going to target two ends of the market — niche paediatric and niche geriatric segments," Ms ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
5
Popular Blood Thinner Causing Deaths, Injuries at Nursing Homes
“It's an insidious problem,” said Rod Baird, president of Geriatric Practice Management, a firm that creates electronic health records for ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
6
Quick call to 000 a stroke lifesaver
Authors Richard Lindley, a geriatric medicine professor at Sydney University, and Christopher Levi, a senior specialist at Newcastle's John ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
7
Eldon Comfort: A veteran who became proponent of social justice
It was only after retirement that a geriatric rebel came out of the closet, she says. Mr. Comfort had been following the news out of Central ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
8
Groovy grannies! Heaven can wait for Japan's geriatric pop queens
They joke about knocking on heaven's door, but a Japanese 'girl band' with an average age of 84 have struck a blow for grannies everywhere ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
9
Nonprofit Geriatric Dental Group opens clinic in Vancouver
Larry Greene first visited a Geriatric Dental Group office 10 years ago in Federal Way. He was on Medicare and didn't have dental insurance, ... «The Columbian, Jul 15»
10
104 helpline to offer geriatric care
The 104 health helpline has now launched geriatric services (for senior citizens). “The geriatric services will have three components ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Geriatric [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/geriatric>. May 2024 ».
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