- geriatrics[uncountable]
the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and care of old people Topics Medicinec2老年医学 - [countable] (informal, offensive)
an old person, especially one with poor physical or mental health Topics Life stagesc2糟老头子;糟老婆子;老疯子
Word Origin1920s: from Greek gēras ‘old age’ + iatros ‘doctor’, on the pattern of paediatric.