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geriatrics

noun

plural of geriatric

as in elders

a person of advanced years most of the clinic's outpatients are geriatrics living on fixed incomes

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Recent Examples of geriatrics The hospital complex in San Francisco was ranked top nationally in several specialties as well, including geriatrics, pulmonology — the treatment of respiratory conditions — and lung surgery. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 The report rated hospital performance in 14 specialties or specialty areas, ranging from cancer to geriatrics to urology. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Scripps Green is ranked 27th in geriatrics, 34th in gastroenterology and GI surgery, and 41st in orthopedics. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 Ranking fourth best in the country were Northwestern’s gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, and pulmonary and lung surgery programs. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Now, thanks entirely to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the scales are tipping back towards the geriatrics. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Raya Elfadel Kheirbek is a professor of medicine and chief of the division of palliative medicine and geriatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. — Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, Washington Post, 17 May 2026 What was shocking was that searches for novels about geriatrics period almost exclusively turned up women not very much older. — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 Most American medical schools ensure that every student rotates through pediatrics; far fewer require a dedicated geriatrics rotation. — Ken Dychtwald, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

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The Trust, supported by a 1 percent food-and-beverage restaurant tax, used it as a quarantine site for homeless elders imperiled by COVID.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
The cultural boundaries that bind many Black communities, such as the respect for elders and aunties alike, were honored and respected in informal communication – and sometimes in coverage.

— Danielle K. Brown, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

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