Geriatrics

Geriatrics - Wikipedia

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Geriatrics or geriatric medicine is a specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults.

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There are more than seven hundred species of fig, and each one has its own species of wasp. When you eat a dried fig, you’re probably chewing wasp mummies, too.

Love the Fig

Although many people dismiss it as a geriatric delicacy, it is a biological and evolutionary wonder.

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geriatric

ˌdʒɛrɪˈatrɪk/

adjective

1. 1.

   relating to old people, especially with regard to their health care.

   "a geriatric hospital"

noun

1. 1.

   an old person, especially one receiving special care.

   "a rest home for geriatrics"