geriatric
The origin and history of geriatric.
Etymology
Built from Ancient Greek gêras ("old age") plus the ending -iatric, seen also in "paediatric."
The origin and history of geriatric.
Built from Ancient Greek gêras ("old age") plus the ending -iatric, seen also in "paediatric."
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