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UK
/dʒˌɛɹəntˈɒlədʒi/
]
[ US /ˌdʒɛɹənˈtɑɫədʒi/ ]
[ US /ˌdʒɛɹənˈtɑɫədʒi/ ]
NOUN
- the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
How To Use gerontology In A Sentence
- These fields of practice, along with the study of gerontology, have formulated many workable answers to the hard questions.
- She received a master of science degree in foods and nutrition in combination with a graduate certificate in gerontology from the University of Utah.
- Most were in the behavioral science category, but about 25 projects were also judged in the categories of health medicine, gerontology, computer science and environmental science.
- His education extended to a theological seminary, as well as graduate work in literature and gerontology.
- This spells out the practical applications of the scientific knowledge currently available in the areas of gerontology and geriatrics.
- I'd start doing some research on gerontology and other scientific/medical fields that deal with either aging or old people.
- Geriatrics and gerontology continue to be a fertile ground for research, and this manual provides readers with recent research in this field.
- He studied medicine at the University of Rochester before taking an internship at Harvard University to specialize in gerontology and the kidney.
- Falls are therefore a key syndrome in medical gerontology.
- The professor of gerontology at the University of Newcastle is giving this year's series of five Lectures under the provocative title The End Of Age.