- ger|i|at|ric
- ger|i|at|ric «JEHR ee AT rihk», adjective.for or having to do with elderly people, old age, and geriatrics.╂[< Greek gêras old age (< gérōn, -ontos old man) + īātrikós -iatric]
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psy|cho|ger|i|at|ric — «SY koh JEHR ee AT rihk», adjective. of or having to do with psychogeriatrics: »Small psychogeriatric units attached to general hospitals…avoid the stigma of a mental hospital (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
ric — ac·e·tu·ric; acid·i·met·ric; ac·i·du·ric; aero·met·ric; ag·a·ric·i·form; al·i·pat·ric; al·ka·li·met·ric; al·lan·tu·ric; al·lo·met·ric; al·lo·pat·ric; al·lox·u·ric; am·per·o·met·ric; am·phi·the·at·ric; an·e·mo·met·ric; an·iso·met·ric;… … English syllables
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
geriatric — ger·i·at·ric … English syllables
geriatric — ger•i•at•ric [[t]ˌdʒɛr iˈæ trɪk, ˌdʒɪər [/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to geriatrics, old age, or aged persons 2) med sts an old person • Etymology: 1925–30; < Gk gér(ōn) old man +iatric … From formal English to slang
geriatric — ger|i|at|ric [ ,dʒeri ætrık ] adjective 1. ) only before noun MEDICAL relating to old age or the process of getting older: a geriatric ward 2. ) INFORMAL old. People usually use this word in a humorous way but some people consider it to be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
AT — AT; At; at·a·bal; At·a·brine; at·a·cam·ite; at·a·man; at·a·mas·co; at·ap; at·a·raxy; at·a·vic; at·a·vist; at·a·vis·tic; at·a·vus; at·el·ec·ta·sis; at·e·les; at·e·les·tite; at·fa·la·ti; at·i·ko·ka·nia; at·ka; at·lan·tad; at·lan·tal; at·lan·tic;… … English syllables
geriatric — Relating to old age or to geriatrics. * * * ge·ri·at·ric .jer ē a trik, .jir n 1) ge·ri·at·rics pl but sing in constr a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people compare GERONTOLOGY 2) an aged person … Medical dictionary
Pressburger — Press|bur|ger, E|me|ric (1902 88) a Hungarian born film ↑director who made films together with Michael Powell, including A Matter of Life and Death (1946) … Dictionary of contemporary English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
