gerocomy

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UK/dʒ(ɪ)əˈɹɒkəmi/

noun

Medical treatment of the elderly.

OriginAncient Greek γηροκομία →
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Meanings

noungerocomy (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableMedical treatment of the elderly.

    Among the aristocracy of eighteenth-century Europe, recourse to what is now called gerocomy was in vogue, both in Paris and London, for the rehabilitation of the victims of old age.

    1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge, page 261

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγηροκομία
  2. Englishgerocomy

From Ancient Greek γηροκομία (gērokomía), from γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) + -κομία (-komía, “looking after”).

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APA

gerocomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerocomy

MLA

“gerocomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerocomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gerocomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerocomy.

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