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Etymology
Gr. term|scGrek|γÎÏ�Ï�ν|trgeron||old man|langel, from proto|Indo-European|gerÉ�-|to grow old + Gr. term|scGrek|ιαÏ�Ï�Ï�Ï�|tr=iatros||medicine, physician.
Noun
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- medicine The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.
Translations
trans-top|branch of medicine dealing with the elderly
Croatian: t-|hr|gerijatrija|f
French: t+|fr|gériatrie|f
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Japanese: t-|ja|è��人å�»å¦|sc=Jpan
Korean: t-|ko|����|trnoinbyeong-hak|scHang, t-|ko|����|trnoinui-hak|scHang
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el:geriatrics
pl:geriatrics
vi:geriatrics
zh:geriatrics
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