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geriatric

[jer-ee-a-trik, jeer-] / ˌdʒɛr iˈæ trɪk, ˌdʒɪər- /




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She is also a geriatric nurse practitioner and has many older patients who want to remain in their house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

This makes sense to Dr Mary Ni Lochlainn, a clinical lecturer in geriatric medicine at King's College London.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Make an appointment with a geriatric psychiatrist or neuropsychologist, and consult an elder-law attorney.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Roberts has worked in the geriatric ward and has now transitioned into a surgical rotation at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

I strain to hear, but my old ears, for all their obscene hugeness, pick up nothing but snippets: “serious, serious depression” and “manifesting as aggression, not uncommon in geriatric patients.”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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