geriatric
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A neurologist, geriatrician or geriatric psychiatrist could assess him.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Chinese wellness practices, once associated with the tacky and geriatric, have suddenly found themselves in vogue, largely among Americans.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 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
I tried leaning on it, hand on hip, and felt myself transformed from a geriatric sourpuss into a bemused observer of the human cavalcade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
“Well”—he looks at me—“you’re not quite old enough for geriatric psychiatric.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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