| 单词 | geriatric |
| 释义 | Related topics: Sociology, Medicinege·ri·at·ric /ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk◂/ adjective 1 [only before noun]SSM relating to the medical care and treatment of old people 老年医学的，老年病学的 a specialist in geriatric medicine 老年科专家► see thesaurus at old2 informalOLD/NOT YOUNG too old to work well 老朽的，老迈的 a geriatric rock star 一位老迈的摇滚乐明星Examples from the Corpusgeriatric• Her husband, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, was detained in hospital and sedated pending geriatric assessment.• A new geriatric centre is due to open later this month.• a geriatric hospital• Geriatric hospitals are often severely under-staffed.• The clinic specializes in geriatric medicine.• No agreed definition of who is a geriatric patient has yet been arrived at.• A geriatric truck had stalled near the highway.• I used to go along to Greenbank Hospital's geriatric wards, where I sang and played to the old folk.• Musgrave Park is the regional centre for orthopaedic surgery and has a reputation second to none for its geriatric work.Origin geriatric (1900-2000) Greek geras “old age” + English -iatricge·ri·at·ric adjectiveChineseSyllable and the to relating old of medical people care treatment Corpus |
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