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Raregeriatrics
The correct spelling is geriatrics.
How to pronounce geriatrics
noun
Say it like: Jer-iat-ric-s
The correct spelling is geriatrics. 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 geron…
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.An old person.
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