The branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people

• Science of seniors

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 the study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself. 2 the branch of science that deals with the problem of aged people. It is to be distinguished from geriatrics, which is the study of the diseases of the elderly. Gerontology covers the social, ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Gerontology (from the Greek γέρων, geron , "old man" and -λογία, -logia , "study of"; coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903) is the study of the social , psychological , cognitive , and biological aspects of aging . It is distinguished from geriatrics ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Specialized practice, particularly child care, metal health, gerontology and residential work. ▪ Sue Punton, the senior sister at the hospital's gerontology department believes that essential oils help geriatric patients in several ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1903, coined in English from Greek geron (genitive gerontos ) "old man," from PIE root *gere- "to become ripe, grow old" (cognates: Sanskrit jara "old age," jarati "makes frail, causes to age;" Avestan zaurvan "old age;" Ossetic zarond "old man;" Armenian ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people [syn: geriatrics ]