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Words coined using combining forms

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duopsony
hypochondriac
dysthymia
autologous
gerontology

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PRONUNCIATION:

(jer-uhn-TOL-uh-jee)

MEANING:

noun: The scientific study of aging.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek geronto-, from geras (old age) + -logy (study). Earliest documented use: 1903.

NOTES:

Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and problems associated with old age.

USAGE:

"Emma had been on a gerontology ward where most of her patients were suffering dementia and a laundry list of physical ailments associated with advanced age."
Gary Braver; Tunnel Vision; Forge Books; 2011.

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