Meanings
noungerontology (usually uncountable, plural gerontologies)
plural gerontologies
- uncountableusuallyThe study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself.
- uncountableusuallyThe branch of science that deals with the problems of aged people. It is to be distinguished from geriatrics, which is the study of the diseases of the elderly. Gerontology covers the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
Similar
Broader
medicinemedical specialty
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵérh₂onts
- Proto-Hellenic*géronts
- Ancient Greekγέροντος (gérontos)
- Englishgeronto-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishgerontology
Translations
Bulgarian геронтология
- геронтология (gerontologija)branch of science
Catalan gerontologia
- gerontologiabranch of science
Chinese Cantonese 老人學 /老人学
- 老人學 /老人学 (lou⁵ jan⁴ hok⁶)branch of science
Chinese Mandarin 老人學 /老人学
- 老人學 /老人学 (lǎorénxué)branch of science
Czech gerontologie
- gerontologiebranch of science
Danish gerontologi
- gerontologibranch of science
Dutch gerontologie
- gerontologiebranch of science
Esperanto gerontologio
- gerontologiobranch of science
Finnish gerontologia
- gerontologiabranch of science
French gérontologie
- gérontologiebranch of science
German Gerontologie, Alternsforschung
- Gerontologiebranch of science
- Alternsforschungbranch of science
Greek γεροντολογία
- γεροντολογία (gerontología)branch of science
Hungarian gerontológia
- gerontológiabranch of science
Italian gerontologia
- gerontologiabranch of science
Japanese 老人学
- 老人学 (rōjingaku)branch of science
Korean 노인학
- 노인학 (noinhak)branch of science
Polish gerontologia
- gerontologiabranch of science
Portuguese gerontologia
- gerontologiabranch of science
Romanian gerontologie
- gerontologiebranch of science
Russian геронтоло́гия
- геронтоло́гия (gerontológija)branch of science
Slovak gerontológia
- gerontológiabranch of science
Spanish gerontología
- gerontologíabranch of science
Thai พฤฒวิทยา
- พฤฒวิทยาbranch of science
Welsh gerontoleg
- gerontolegbranch of science
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gerontology
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
gerontology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerontology
MLA
“gerontology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerontology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gerontology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerontology.
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