GERIATRICS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Noun

One bathroom had no toilet seat and there was no lighting in a stairwell used by elders unsure of their footing.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Although congregations have elders, families are the main conduit for ritual and belief.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

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His case has remained pending while the other two adults charged with murder, Miller and Terry Young, ultimately pleaded guilty to lesser gun charges.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Much of the screen time communicating with other young people on the internet — some of the contacts are unknowingly mature adults — takes place late at night and into the wee morning hours.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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