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单词 geriatric
释义
geriatric
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒer.iˈæt.rɪk/us
/ˌdʒer.iˈæt.rɪk/
for orrelatingtooldpeople:
老年人的，老年的；（尤指）老年病学的，老年医学的
a geriatrichospital/ward/nurse老年人医院／病房／护士
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
having lived for many years
  • oldHe was an old man.
  • elderlyA large number of elderly people live alone.
  • the elderlyMany among the elderly cannot afford to pay their electricity bills.
  • agedHe has to look after his aged aunt.
  • ageingUKThe ageing chairman was forced to retire.
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UKinformaldisapproving
oldandweak:
年老体弱的，老朽的
Who's going toelecta geriatricPresident?谁会选一个老朽当总统？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Describing people who are old
  • aged
  • ageing
  • ageless
  • as old as Methuselahidiom
  • auntie
  • elderly
  • for a man/woman/person of his/her yearsidiom
  • gaga
  • grand old ageidiom
  • gray
  • grey
  • have hadits/yourdayidiom
  • have one foot in the graveidiom
  • hoary
  • pensionable
  • senile
  • sprightliness
  • sprightly
  • spry
  • superannuated
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geriatric
noun[C]
uk
/ˌdʒer.iˈæt.rɪk/us
/ˌdʒer.iˈæt.rɪk/
anoldperson:
老年人；老年病人
aclinicfor thecareof geriatrics老年人诊所
informaldisapproving
someone who isoldandweak:
年老体衰者
They were abunchofhopelessgeriatrics.这些人年老体衰，对生活失去希望。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The elderly
  • a ripe old ageidiom
  • age
  • aged
  • ageism
  • ageist
  • agism
  • crock
  • geriatrics
  • gerontological
  • gerontologist
  • gerontology
  • infirmity
  • nonagenarian
  • oldie
  • pension fund
  • pensioner
  • rest home
  • the gray dollar
  • the grey market
  • the grey pound
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Medical treatment: people who receive medical treatment
Describing people who are old
(Definition ofgeriatricfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

geriatric| American Dictionary

geriatric
adjective
us
/ˌdʒer·iˈæ·trɪk/
relatingto themedicalcareandtreatmentofoldpeople:
geriatricmedicine/patients
oftendisapprovingGeriatric alsomeansold:
Thisplaceattractsa geriatriccrowd.
Ballplayers are geriatric at 36.
(Definition ofgeriatricfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgeriatric

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Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatorygeriatricpatients.
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Screening for depression amonggeriatricinpatients with short verisons of thegeriatricdepression scale.
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However, these joint facilities, which would be very useful for a minority of old age psychiatric andgeriatricpatients, are extremely uncommon today.
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Table 1 shows the modelled bed usage results that were obtained from the analysis of one-day census data in two different departments ofgeriatricmedicine.
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Geriatricpain: factors that limit pain relief and increase complications.
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The likelihood is that this approach will continue and this requires that teachers ofgeriatricmedicine respond appropriately.
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Factors determining the level of anxiety state ingeriatricprimary-care patients in a community-dwelling population.
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Future studies would be wise to eliminate the somatic component to correct for this, or include additional measures with specificgeriatricdepression scales.
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The use of goal attainment scaling in ageriatriccare setting.
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The remainder were joint health and social care care-management interventions, both in primary and secondary care, coveringgeriatricand old-age psychiatry settings.
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Loneliness may be regarded as a 'geriatricgiant', leading to impaired quality of life, greater need for institutional care and increased mortality.
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Geriatricmedicine should be promoted as the speciality for frail older people.
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The bulk of institutional care is provided in subsidised residential and nursing homes (geriatricunits in general and psychiatric hospitals provide the remainder).
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When queried specifically about their current health status, thegeriatricfacility inmates were significantly more likely to report fair to poor health status.
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Inmates in both groups favouredgeriatricfacilities, and voiced a desire to live there should their health continue to decline.
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