geriatric

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adj.

1. Of or relating to geriatrics.
2. Of or relating to the aged or to characteristics of the aging process.

n.

An aged person.

[Back-formation from GERIATRICS.]

(jĕr'ē-ăt'rĭk)
adj.

1. Of or relating to geriatrics.
2. Of or relating to old age or to the aging process.

n.

An old person.

Pertaining to or emanating from geriatrics.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or relating to the aged
  Pertains to noun: aged (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: of or relating to or practicing geriatrics
  Synonym: gerontological
  Pertains to noun: geriatrics (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - geriatrisk
n. - olding, geriatrisk patient

Nederlands (Dutch)
geriatrisch, oude van dagen, achterhaald iets/ iemand

Français (French)
adj. - (Méd) gériatrique, gâteux (péj)
n. - (Méd) vieillard, gâteux (péj)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Greis
adj. - geriatrisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γεροντάκι, χούφταλο
adj. - (ιατρ.) γηριατρικός

Italiano (Italian)
geriatrico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) idosa vista como objeto da geriatria
adj. - geriátrico

Русский (Russian)
гериатрический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - geriátrico
n. - geriátrico, persona anciana

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - åldring
adj. - geriatrisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
老年医学的, 老人的, 老年人, 老年病人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 老年醫學的, 老人的
n. - 老年人, 老年病人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 노인병학의
n. - 노인병 환자, 노인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 老人病学の, 老人の
n. - 老人, 老人病患者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شيخوخي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גריאטרי, נוגע לזקנים, מיושן (מדוברת)‬
n. - ‮זקן המקבל טיפול מיוחד, דבר או אדם הנחשבים למיושנים (מדוברת)‬

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