geriatric

What it means

1. Relating to the elderly.

   Proper nutrition is a cornerstone of geriatric health, yet it is often overlooked in home-care settings.

   1 more example

   The study examined the efficacy of geriatric interventions in reducing the frequency of falls among the elderly.

2. Elderly, old.

   Synonyms: hoary, long in the tooth, on in years, elder, elderly, gerontologic, gerontological, long in the tooth

3. Relating to geriatrics.

   At that moment he was practicing one of his professions—that of geriatric psychiatrist.

   2020, Georgi Gospodinov, chapter 2, in Time Shelter, page 12

In a sentence

The study examined the efficacy of geriatric interventions in reducing the frequency of falls among the elderly.

Where it comes from

From geriatrics. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) + -iatric.