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单词 gerontology
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Definition of gerontology in English:

gerontology

noun ˌdʒɛrənˈtɒlədʒiˌdʒɛrənˈtɑlədʒi
mass noun
  • The scientific study of old age, the process of ageing, and the particular problems of old people.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He studied medicine at the University of Rochester before taking an internship at Harvard University to specialize in gerontology and the kidney.
    • Many colleges and universities do not require or encourage course work in gerontology.
    • This spells out the practical applications of the scientific knowledge currently available in the areas of gerontology and geriatrics.
    • His education extended to a theological seminary, as well as graduate work in literature and gerontology.
    • Most were in the behavioral science category, but about 25 projects were also judged in the categories of health medicine, gerontology, computer science and environmental science.
    • She received a master of science degree in foods and nutrition in combination with a graduate certificate in gerontology from the University of Utah.
    • Thane's treatment of twentieth-century aging reaches beyond historical studies to social gerontology.
    • Recommendations for practice include providing exposure of nursing students to rural communities and including gerontology in the nursing curriculum.
    • Geriatrics and gerontology continue to be a fertile ground for research, and this manual provides readers with recent research in this field.
    • This publication will certainly serve as a reference manual for all those involved in nutrition, gerontology and geriatrics.
    • These fields of practice, along with the study of gerontology, have formulated many workable answers to the hard questions.
    • She is assistant director of academic programs for the UCLA multicampus program in geriatric medicine and gerontology.
    • The professor of gerontology at the University of Newcastle is giving this year's series of five Lectures under the provocative title The End Of Age.
    • I'd start doing some research on gerontology and other scientific/medical fields that deal with either aging or old people.
    • I think the research going on in gerontology is going to be a great stimulus to the development of geriatric medicine.
    • In the language of gerontology, there are no good biomarkers for aging.
    • The chair and professor of the department of gerontology conducts research on the psychological aspects of aging, chronic illness and family caregiving.
    • Falls are therefore a key syndrome in medical gerontology.
    • The training grounds in medical schools focus very little on geriatrics and gerontology, and newly graduating doctors come out with what some researchers call ‘healthism’.
    • Five journals - three in social gerontology, one in rural sociology, and one in regional science - account for 40 percent of the articles recently published in this area.

Derivatives

  • gerontological

  • adjectiveˌdʒɛrəntəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l
    • She received a master of nursing from the University of Calgary in 1998, and a Canadian Nurse Certification in gerontological nursing in 2001.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He said that while gerontological care has improved in recent years, current financing will not keep pace with the rising medical costs of the growing elderly population.
      • Educational presentations reflected the diverse specialty of gerontological nursing.
      • Lynn had exceptional skills in her chosen field of gerontological nutrition.
      • Like much of the gerontological literature available, these men do have positive views of themselves within the context of their bodies and the aging process.
  • gerontologist

  • noundʒɛrɒnˈtɒlədʒɪstˌdʒɛrənˈtɑlədʒəst
    • Senior organizations and gerontologists have begun to pay serious attention to the environmental impact of aging boomers with an eye to enlisting them in the cause.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The participants in the study were accessed through the referrals of gerontologists known to the researcher.
      • Such experiences have led gerontologists to conclude that being socially engaged is as important to successful graying as adequate exercise and diet.
      • Three reviewers, a nurse, a social worker, and a gerontologist, independently coded the data.
      • The reason the power establishment wants to suppress stem-cell technology is because it puts in danger the disease-based model of medicine that gerontologists rely on.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek gerōn, geront- 'old man' + -logy.

 
 

Definition of gerontology in US English:

gerontology

nounˌdʒɛrənˈtɑlədʒiˌjerənˈtäləjē
  • The scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This publication will certainly serve as a reference manual for all those involved in nutrition, gerontology and geriatrics.
    • Thane's treatment of twentieth-century aging reaches beyond historical studies to social gerontology.
    • Recommendations for practice include providing exposure of nursing students to rural communities and including gerontology in the nursing curriculum.
    • She received a master of science degree in foods and nutrition in combination with a graduate certificate in gerontology from the University of Utah.
    • I think the research going on in gerontology is going to be a great stimulus to the development of geriatric medicine.
    • He studied medicine at the University of Rochester before taking an internship at Harvard University to specialize in gerontology and the kidney.
    • She is assistant director of academic programs for the UCLA multicampus program in geriatric medicine and gerontology.
    • Most were in the behavioral science category, but about 25 projects were also judged in the categories of health medicine, gerontology, computer science and environmental science.
    • Geriatrics and gerontology continue to be a fertile ground for research, and this manual provides readers with recent research in this field.
    • Many colleges and universities do not require or encourage course work in gerontology.
    • These fields of practice, along with the study of gerontology, have formulated many workable answers to the hard questions.
    • Falls are therefore a key syndrome in medical gerontology.
    • This spells out the practical applications of the scientific knowledge currently available in the areas of gerontology and geriatrics.
    • I'd start doing some research on gerontology and other scientific/medical fields that deal with either aging or old people.
    • In the language of gerontology, there are no good biomarkers for aging.
    • The training grounds in medical schools focus very little on geriatrics and gerontology, and newly graduating doctors come out with what some researchers call ‘healthism’.
    • His education extended to a theological seminary, as well as graduate work in literature and gerontology.
    • The chair and professor of the department of gerontology conducts research on the psychological aspects of aging, chronic illness and family caregiving.
    • Five journals - three in social gerontology, one in rural sociology, and one in regional science - account for 40 percent of the articles recently published in this area.
    • The professor of gerontology at the University of Newcastle is giving this year's series of five Lectures under the provocative title The End Of Age.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek gerōn, geront- ‘old man’ + -logy.

 
 
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