The gerontic population of the U.S., those of 65 and over, numbered 3.1 million in 1900.
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Gerontic
//d͡ʒɛˈɹɑːnt.ɪk//
Synonyms for "gerontic" (31 found)
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Polish
2 entries- gerontyczny adj (of or pertaining to old age or the elderly)
- starczy adj (of or pertaining to old age or the elderly)
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Academic staff from schools of nursing across Australia were asked to contribute information about their current funded research in gerontic nursing, and also to provide their thoughts on what issues future research projects within gerontic nursing should address.
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previously there had been gerontic oligarchy
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Then the gerontic or senescent portion is seen, recognizable by an increasing simplicity, comparable to that of the neanic shell but retrogressive rather than progressive in the assumption of characters.
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