noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people wordnet
3. 3
   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. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

geriatricsgeriatricsmedicine

Example

More examples

"You think people would be interested in gerontology."

Etymology

From geronto- + -logy.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.