Meaning & use
geriatric
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Relating to old age or the health care of elderly people.
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The hospital opened a new geriatric ward to care for older patients.
Her research focuses on geriatric nutrition and its effect on mobility.
A note on using this word
Used mainly in medical and clinical contexts; using it casually to describe a person can sound clinical or even insensitive.
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elderly-related
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