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geriatric

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




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This time around, I was already in geriatric pregnancy territory, and I wasn’t getting any younger.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

It began with a geriatric black-Lab mix who’d been picked up as a stray and locked in a cage at the South Los Angeles animal shelter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The restaurateur is the third generation of his family to run Wattana Panich, famed for the geriatric “mother stock” that forms the backbone of its signature beef noodle soup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The near-total dominance of a trio of weak albums is a sign of a geriatric culture with no interest in slowing its decline.

From Salon May 21, 2026

“If you're a 'fan' of crawling along at thirty in a convoy of geriatric caravanners, the A417 to Cirencester is the route for you.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

It also had the fourth-best hospitals for geriatrics, according to WalletHub.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Among them is dementia, said Emily Finkelstein, a geriatrics provider at the New York-Presbyterian medical center.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

In March 2023, Schmidt met with George Hennawi, the MedStar system’s physician executive director of geriatrics and senior services, as well as others, including a pharmacist who went through her medications.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

Laura Mosqueda, a professor of family medicine and geriatrics at USC’s Keck School of Medicine, said the state’s findings “demonstrate many of the problems” that senior care advocates have long called on officials to address.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2025

She wore the insignia of a geriatrics supervisor.

From Life Sentence by Dick Francis




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