geriatrician

noun

ger·​i·​a·​tri·​cian ˌjer-ē-ə-ˈtri-shən How to pronounce geriatrician (audio) ˌjir- How to pronounce geriatrician (audio)
: a specialist in geriatrics

Examples of geriatrician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The wait time is expected to get worse over time due to an aging population and a declining number of specialists like geriatricians, neurologists, and radiologists. Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024 These might include a psychiatrist, psychologist, or geriatrician. Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 19 July 2024 In 2016, Terri Fried, a geriatrician at Yale, wrote in The New England Journal of Medicine about the ways in which doctors ought to help patients make decisions. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 July 2024 Yet, with a few exceptions, gerontologists and geriatricians — those who study aging most closely — have been absent from these debates. Washington Post, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for geriatrician 

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Word History

Etymology

geriatr(ics) + -ician

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of geriatrician was in 1926

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Cite this Entry

“Geriatrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geriatrician. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

Medical Definition

geriatrician

noun
ger·​i·​a·​tri·​cian ˌjer-ē-ə-ˈtrish-ən How to pronounce geriatrician (audio) ˌjir- How to pronounce geriatrician (audio)
: a specialist in geriatrics
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