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psychogerontology

psychogerontology noun: a subfield of gerontology that studies the psychological processes of aging.

Noun

psychogerontology (uncountable)

  1. A subfield of gerontology that studies the psychological processes of aging.

Origin of psychogerontology

From psycho- + gerontology.

Questions about psychogerontology

What does psychogerontology mean?
Psychogerontology means a subfield of gerontology that studies the psychological processes of aging.
What part of speech is psychogerontology?
Psychogerontology is a noun.

Words near psychogerontology in the dictionary

  1. psychogeriatricians
  2. psychogeriatrics
  3. psychogerontological
  4. psychogerontologist
  5. psychogerontologists
  6. psychogerontology
  7. psychognostic
  8. psychognosy
  9. psychogonical
  10. psychogonies
  11. psychogony

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