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psychogeriatrics

[sahy-koh-jeer-ee-a-triks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the psychology of old age.



psychogeriatrics

/ ˌɪəʊɛɪˈæٰɪ /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) med the branch of health care concerned with the study, diagnosis, and sometimes treatment of mentally disordered older people Compare geriatrics

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • psychogeriatric adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of psychogeriatrics1

First recorded in 1965–70; psycho- + geriatrics

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