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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 Words of the Week - 5/21/21
The Words of the Week - 5/21/21
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“Geriatric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geriatric. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of geriatric was in 1909
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