noun
Meaning 1
A physician who specializes in gerontology
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noun
A physician who specializes in gerontology
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a specialist in gerontology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: geriatrician
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh2- Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh2onts Proto-Hellenic *géronts Ancient Greek γέροντος (gérontos)der. English geronto- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English gerontology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English gerontologist From gerontology + -ist.
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