GRE Word List
GERIATRICS
a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
The meaning of the word geriatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people.
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| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
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| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
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