gerontology
noun [U] /ˌdʒer.ənˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/
/-ˈtɑː.lə-/ specializedDefinition
› the study of old age and of the problems and diseases of old peopleThe elderlyOld or old-fashionedDescribing people who are oldMedical studies and the people who study them gerontological /-təˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
/-təˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/ adjective › a centre for gerontological researchThe elderlyOld or old-fashionedDescribing people who are old
/-təˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/ adjective › a centre for gerontological researchThe elderlyOld or old-fashionedDescribing people who are old(Definition of gerontology noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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