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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

Three decades of work as a geriatric psychiatrist have shown me that even as we are better at diagnosis and treatment, medicine is outpacing the educational, social and financial side of Alzheimer’s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 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

"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

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

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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