gerontology
gerontology noun: the study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself.
Noun
gerontology (usually uncountable, plural gerontologies)
- The study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself.
- The branch of science that deals with the problems of aged people. It is to be distinguished from geriatrics, which is the study of the diseases of the elderly. Gerontology covers the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging.
gerontology meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Thai
gerontology in Tamil
- முதுமையியல், மூப்பு இயல்
gerontology in Bengali
- বার্ধক্যবিজ্ঞান
gerontology in Thai
- branch of science
- พฤฒวิทยา
Forms of gerontology
| plural | gerontologies |
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Origin of gerontology
From geronto- + -logy.
Words formed from gerontology
Words that rhyme with gerontology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about gerontology
- What does gerontology mean?
- Gerontology means the study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself.
- What is gerontology in Tamil?
- Gerontology in Tamil is முதுமையியல், மூப்பு இயல். See Gerontology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gerontology?
- Gerontology is a noun.
- What is the plural of gerontology?
- The plural of gerontology is gerontologies.
Words near gerontology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gerontology (page history and authors); gerontology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gerontology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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