{"id":27404,"date":"2020-07-09T07:41:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T07:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=27404"},"modified":"2023-09-20T08:44:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:44:23","slug":"geriatrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/geriatrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Geriatrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Geriatrics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-27405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Geriatrics-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>A branch of medicine dealing with the aging process and diseases of the aging human being.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The specialized branch of medicine concerned with treating the health conditions associated with senescence and senility.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The study of the diseases and disorders of old people.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A medical subspecialty relating to the care and treatment of elderly people.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Medical specialty that deals with the problems of aging and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the aged.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Branch of medicine dealing with care and treatment of problems particular to old age.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders that occur in old age and with the care of the aged.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Better termed \u2018medicine of the elderly\u2019, this is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders and diseases associated with old age, and particularly their social consequences.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The branch of health care concerned with the care of the aged, including physiological, pathological, psychological, economic, and sociological problems. 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