gerontology
noun
ger·on·tol·o·gy
ˌjer-ən-ˈtä-lə-jē 
: the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics
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In one of her college papers for a gerontology class, Cortes wrote about caregivers' mental health and respite needs.
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Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Johnson, for example, has advanced training in gerontology.
—Jariel Arvin, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
With a PhD in gerontology, Gilad drove the project in part inspired by her love of aging family members.
—Daniella Walsh, Orange County Register, 23 Feb. 2025
But geriatricians are among the happiest of all specialists, Dr. Cynthia Boyd, the director of the division of geriatric medicine and gerontology at the school of medicine at Johns Hopkins, points out.
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Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Johnson, for example, has advanced training in gerontology.
—Jariel Arvin, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
With a PhD in gerontology, Gilad drove the project in part inspired by her love of aging family members.
—Daniella Walsh, Orange County Register, 23 Feb. 2025
But geriatricians are among the happiest of all specialists, Dr. Cynthia Boyd, the director of the division of geriatric medicine and gerontology at the school of medicine at Johns Hopkins, points out.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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gerontology
noun
ger·on·tol·o·gy
-ə-jē
plural gerontologies
: the comprehensive study of aging and the problems of the aged compare geriatric sense 1
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