geriatrician

noun

ger·​i·​a·​tri·​cian ˌjer-ē-ə-ˈtri-shən How to pronounce geriatrician (audio) ˌjir- How to pronounce geriatrician (audio)
: a specialist in geriatrics

Examples of geriatrician in a Sentence

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Another challenge: Cutting compensation to primary care doctors and geriatricians surely won’t alleviate the growing shortage of physicians in those practices. Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 The team may include an elder law attorney, aging life care professional, geriatric social worker, primary care doctor and/or geriatrician, and a financial planner who specializes in the child-free population. Seraphina Seow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Given this family history, their mother’s geriatrician at Eastern Virginia Medical School in nearby Norfolk knew the siblings could be at high risk of Alzheimer’s. Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 12 Sep. 2024 The wait time is expected to get worse over time due to an aging population and a declining number of specialists like geriatricians, neurologists, and radiologists. Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for geriatrician 

Word History

Etymology

geriatr(ics) + -ician

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of geriatrician was in 1916

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“Geriatrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geriatrician. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

geriatrician

noun
ger·​i·​a·​tri·​cian ˌjer-ē-ə-ˈtrish-ən How to pronounce geriatrician (audio) ˌjir- How to pronounce geriatrician (audio)
: a specialist in geriatrics
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