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geriatric

noun
🔊/ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk/
🔊/ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk/
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  1. geriatrics
     [uncountable] the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and care of old people老年医学Topics Medicinec2
  2. [countable] (informal, offensive) an old person, especially one with poor physical or mental health糟老头子；糟老婆子；老疯子
    • I'm not a geriatric yet, you know!要知道我还没有老朽！🔊🔊
    Topics Life stagesc2
    3. Word Origin1920s: from Greek gēras ‘old age’ + iatros ‘doctor’, on the pattern of paediatric.
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geriatric

adjective
🔊/ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk/
🔊/ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk/
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  1. connected with the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and care of old people老年医学
    • a geriatric patient/ward (= in a hospital)老年患者/病房
    • geriatric care/medicine老年保健/医学
  2. (informal, offensive) used to describe an old person with poor physical or mental health or an old thing in bad condition糟老头子；糟老婆子；老疯子
    • a geriatric vehicle 老爷车
    Topics Life stagesc2