| 单词 | geratology |
| 释义 | geratology[ jer-uh-tol-uh-jee ] / ˌdʒɛr əˈtɒl ə dʒi / noun Biology.the study of the diminution or decline of life, as in an individual animal or a species approaching extinction. Origin of geratology1880–85; gerat- (erroneously taken as the stem of Greek gêras old age) + -o- + -logy OTHER WORDS FROM geratologyger·a·to·log·ic [jer-uh-tl-oj-ik], /ˌdʒɛr ə tlˈɒdʒ ɪk/, ger·a·tol·o·gous [jer-uh-tol-uh-guhs], /ˌdʒɛr əˈtɒl ə gəs/, adjectiveWords nearby geratologygeraniol, geranium, geranium family, Gerar, Gerard, geratology, gerbera, gerbil, Gerd, gerent, gerenuk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for geratology
British Dictionary definitions for geratologygeratology / (ˌdʒɛrəˈtɒlədʒɪ) / nounthe branch of medicine concerned with the elderly and the phenomena associated with ageing; geriatrics and gerontology Derived forms of geratologygeratological (ˌdʒɛrətəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivegeratologist, nounWord Origin for geratologyC19: from gerato-, from Greek gēras old age + -logy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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