geriatric
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ge·ri·at·ric /ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk◂/ adjective 1 [only before noun]SSM relating to the medical care and treatment of old people 老年医学的，老年病学的 a specialist in geriatric medicine 老年科专家► see thesaurus at old2 informalOLD/NOT YOUNG too old to work well 老朽的，老迈的 a geriatric rock star 一位老迈的摇滚乐明星
Examples from the Corpus
geriatric• Her husband, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, was detained in hospital and sedated pending geriatric assessment.• A new geriatric centre is due to open later this month.• a geriatric hospital• Geriatric hospitals are often severely under-staffed.• The clinic specializes in geriatric medicine.• No agreed definition of who is a geriatric patient has yet been arrived at.• A geriatric truck had stalled near the highway.• I used to go along to Greenbank Hospital's geriatric wards, where I sang and played to the old folk.• Musgrave Park is the regional centre for orthopaedic surgery and has a reputation second to none for its geriatric work.Origin geriatric (1900-2000) Greek geras “old age” + English -iatricge·ri·at·ric adjectiveChineseSyllable
and the to relating old of medical people care treatment Corpus
geriatric
ge‧ri‧at‧ric /ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk◂/
adjective
a specialist in geriatric medicine
2. informal too old to work well:
a geriatric rock star
■ person
▪old having lived for a long time: an old man | I’m too old to learn a new language.
▪elderly a polite word for old: an elderly lady | a home for the elderly (=elderly people) | If you are elderly, you may be eligible for financial assistance.
▪aging (also ageing British English) [only before noun] becoming old: an ageing rock star | the problems of an ageing population
▪aged /ˈeɪdʒəd, ˈeɪdʒɪd/ [only before noun] written aged relatives are very old: aged parents | She had to look after her aged aunt.
▪elder brother/sister especially British English [only before noun] an older brother or sister. Elder sounds more formal than older: I have two elder brothers.
▪ancient [not usually before noun] informal very old – used humorously: I’ll be 30 next year – it sounds really ancient!
▪be getting on (in years) informal to be fairly old: He’s 60 now, so he’s getting on a bit.
▪be over the hill (also be past it British English) informal to be too old to do something: Everyone thinks you’re past it when you get to 40.
▪geriatric [only before noun] relating to medical care and treatment for old people: a geriatric hospital | geriatric patients
ge‧ri‧at‧ric /ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk◂/
adjective Date: 1900-2000
Language: Greek
Origin: geras 'old age' + English -iatric
1. [only before noun] relating to the medical care and treatment of old people:Language: Greek
Origin: geras 'old age' + English -iatric
2. informal too old to work well:
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