geriatric
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A geriatric care worker in her late 50s, she is looking for a design in a particular shade of baby pink with a dull gold paisley motif.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 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
Here’s a searchable list of geriatricians, and one of geriatric pharmacists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
You can compile information on your own, but at some point, you will have to involve professionals like an estate attorney, a geriatric care manager and a trust company.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 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
Vocabulary lists containing geriatric
Ancient Wisdom: Synonyms for "Old"
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