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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