Gerontology

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The scientific study of the biological, psychological, and sociological phenomena associated with old age and aging.
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  • n. the study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself.
  • n. the branch of science that deals with the problems of aged people. It is to be distinguished from geriatrics, which is the study of the diseases of the elderly. Gerontology covers the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging.
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  • n. the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
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    medical specialty    medicine   
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    Egyptology    Scientology    anesthesiology    anthology    anthropology   
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    biotransformation    pharmacotherapy    emergency-room    deferment    catabolism   
     
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