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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

So has the agency neglected the geriatric underground foundation on which it stands?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

And while it’s clear that she grappled constantly with his geriatric state, she tells us that it was never something that impaired his ability to function.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 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

“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

"My patients ask me - if they become dependent, who will take care of them?" says Dr Prasun Chatterjee, who leads the geriatrics unit at Apollo Hospital in Delhi.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

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

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Only 10% of medical schools routinely require rotations in geriatrics.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

The causes for that kind of commonplace degeneration are complex, says Deborah M. Kado, chief of research for geriatrics at Stanford University and co-director of the Stanford Longevity Center.

From Slate Feb. 27, 2025

She wore the insignia of a geriatrics supervisor.

From Life Sentence by Dick Francis




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