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(Entry 1 of 2)
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
- went into nursing to work with geriatric patients
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of geriatric (Entry 2 of 2)
a person of advanced years
- most of the clinic's outpatients are geriatrics living on fixed incomes
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The first known use of geriatric was in 1909
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