GERIATRIC Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

geriatric 1 of 2

adjective

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as in elderly

being of advanced years and especially past middle age went into nursing to work with geriatric patients

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geriatric

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noun

ˌjer-ē-ˈa-trik

as in elder

a person of advanced years most of the clinic's outpatients are geriatrics living on fixed incomes

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Adjective

Witnessing a geriatric dude dribble down his chin while two barely-twenty-ones lick their salt rims is an image only whiskey can ctrl-alt-delete. —

Brandi California, SPIN, 1 July 2024 And its medical schools don’t offer specific training in geriatric medicine. —

Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024

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But taking many medicines simultaneously, known among medical experts as polypharmacy, increases people’s risk of experiencing severe side effects and drug interactions, said Dr. Nina Blachman, an associate professor of medicine and geriatrics at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine. —

Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024 Trainees in a procedural specialty, like anesthesia or orthopedics, bring in more than double the amount of money generated by trainees in a non-procedural specialty like geriatrics or primary care. —

Abraham Nussbaum and Renee Y. Hsia, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for geriatric

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