Geriatric

Introduction: Geriatric

Description of Geriatric

Geriatric: Referring to the elderly.

Geriatric: Relating to old age or to geriatrics.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Geriatric: The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.
Source: MeSH 2007

Geriatric: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Geriatric:

• Age

Terms associated with Geriatric:

Terms Similar to Geriatric:

• Gerontology

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Aged

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Geriatric

• Medicine

Source - MeSH 2007

For a description of Geriatric, see:

• geriatric medicine

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Geriatric

The following list attempts to classify Geriatric into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Health Occupations
  • Medicine
    • Geriatrics

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