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How to use geriatric in a sentence

11 example sentences · adjective, noun

Geriatric means relating to the elderly. Example: “The study examined the efficacy of geriatric interventions in reducing the frequency of falls among the elderly.”

Examples of geriatric by meaning

adjectiveRelating to the elderly.

  • The study examined the efficacy of geriatric interventions in reducing the frequency of falls among the elderly.
  • Proper nutrition is a cornerstone of geriatric health, yet it is often overlooked in home-care settings.

adjectiveRelating to geriatrics.

  • At that moment he was practicing one of his professions—that of geriatric psychiatrist.2020, Georgi Gospodinov, chapter 2, in Time Shelter, page 12

More sentences with geriatric

  • E.g., orthogeriatrics is the combination of orthopaedics and geriatrics, orthosurgeon is an orthopaedic surgeon, orthoroentgenography is orthopedic roentgenography.From the entry ortho-
  • Thomas Loepfe’s busy geriatric clinic in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, with a worry.2014 September 24, Jen Christensen, “Early memory lapses may be sign of dementia”, in CNN. From the entry misplace
  • Alas, geriatrics and convalescent homes, however regal, don't rake it in like moneyed metrosexuals.2006, The Guardian, 12 Aug 06. From the entry rake it in
  • And, any hope for nurturing a May to September-style romance at my age would require me to stalk a geriatric ward.2025 May 24, Jo Ellison, “The exquisite cringe of the age-gap romance”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times…. From the entry May-September romance
  • Especially a geriatric millennial, at the upper end of the 28-43 age bracket, fast approaching middle age, our "millenopause".2024 January 29, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton, “Help! I am about to reach my 'millenopause'”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry millenopause
  • Like me, Monahan is a geriatric millennial, but while it remains to be seen if I will shift, he has already moved forward.2022 February 16, Allison P. Davis, “A Vibe Shift Is Coming – Will any of us survive it?”, in New York, →ISSN. From the entry geriatric millennial
  • This multilingual grunter would fit right in, as red, white and blue as a telephone solicitor hyping penny stocks to shutin geriatrics.2010, Stephen Coonts, The Red Horseman, →ISBN. From the entry red, white and blue
  • Reduced haemoglobin levels are still widely (erroneously) assumed to be an acceptable consequence of aging (see above); therefore target Hb levels are frequently lower in geriatric than in nongeriatric patients.2015 July 5, Matthias Bach et al., “Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose in Geriatric Inpatients at a German Tertiary…. From the entry nongeriatric

Meaning of geriatric

  1. adjective Relating to the elderly.
  2. adjective Elderly, old.
  3. adjective Relating to geriatrics.

Full definition of geriatric

Questions about geriatric in a sentence

How do you use geriatric in a sentence?
Geriatric is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “The study examined the efficacy of geriatric interventions in reducing the frequency of falls among the elderly.”
What is a short sentence with geriatric?
“Thomas Loepfe’s busy geriatric clinic in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, with a worry.”
What does geriatric mean?
Geriatric means relating to the elderly.

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