Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - geriatric
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(geriatrics) 1. 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 patients will be moved out. ADJ: ADJ n 2. Geriatrics is the study of the illnesses that affect old people and the medical care of old people. N-UNCOUNT 3. If you describe someone as a geriatric, you are implying that they are old and that their mental or physical condition is poor. This use could cause offence. He will complain about having to spend time with such a boring bunch of geriatrics. ...how can it be acceptable to have a load of geriatric judges deciding what should happen? N-COUNT: oft N n c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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 geras old age + English -iatric Date: 1926 1. a. of or relating to ~s or the process of aging b. of, relating to, or appropriate for elderly people the ~ set 2. a. old, elderly a ~ dachshund b. being old and outmoded ~ airplanes ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to old people. 2 colloq. old, outdated. --n. 1 an old person, esp. one receiving special care. 2 colloq. a person or thing considered as relatively old or outdated. Etymology: Gk geras old age + iatros doctor ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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мед. 1) мед., физиол. гериатрический, старческий 2) мед. лицо, страдающее болезнями старческого возраста ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. мед. лицо, страдающее болезнями старческого возраста 2. мед. физиол. гериатрический, старческий geriatric medicine —- медицина для престарелых geriatric hospital —- гериатрическая больница ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1909, formed in Eng. from Gk. geras "old age" + iatrikos "of a physician," from iatros, related to iasthai "heal, treat," of uncertain origin. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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