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Meaning of Geriatrics | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية طبّ الشيخوخة
Bosanski gerijatrija геријатрија
Català geriatria
Čeština geriatrie
Deutsch Altersheilkunde Geriatrie
Ελληνικά γηριατρική
Español geriatría
Suomi geriatria
Français gériatrie
Hrvatski gerijatrija геријатрија
Bahasa Indonesia geriatri
Italiano geriatria
日本語 老人医学
한국어 노인병학 노인의학
Nederlands geriatrie
Polski geriatria
Português geriatria
Русский гериатри́я
Српски gerijatrija геријатрија

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

geriatrist geriatry Gericke Gerig Gering Geringer

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